I agree wholeheartedly! Every once in a while there's a thoughtful student who takes a second to say hello and thank me for my work, and it reminds me I'm glad to be a CAUT. Academic politics, budget slashings, and spilled coffee aside, I enjoy the job. Zeno Wood Brooklyn College On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 10:57 PM, Ron Poire <rpoire at comcast.net> wrote: > It all comes with being available, whenever possible, to chat, or say > "Hi," or spend a couple minutes listening to a rehearsal. And if they tell > you about a problem, find out how the performance went. > It's all about hand-holding when you can. > > Ron > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* reggaepass at aol.com > *To:* caut at ptg.org > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 25, 2008 4:38 PM > *Subject:* [CAUT] "You are The Greatest!" > > List, > The subject line may sound like what the renowned boxer Mohammed Ali would > say to his image reflected back to him in a mirror before a bout. But, I am > delighted to report, it is ALSO what a student just said to me as I passed > her in the hallway (!!!). I figured that she had just spilled a drink in a > piano or had some other bad news to relay and that she was simply softening > me up before the other shoe dropped. But no, she claims that all of the > other institutional piano technicians she has encountered (obviously, no one > on this list!) were grumpy and of otherwise generally sour disposition. > After thanking her for making my day (week, month, year...), I told her > that maintaining a positive outlook was my way of rebelling against the > stereotype. > > May you all be similarly blessed (sounds corny, but I really mean it). > > Cheers, > > Alan Eder > CalArts > > ------------------------------ > Traveling over the river or through the woods this holiday season? Get the > MapQuest Toolbar<http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212816426x1200798402/aol?redir=http://www.mapquest.com/toolbar?ncid=emlwemqmq00000001>. > Directions, Traffic, Gas Prices & More! > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut_ptg.org/attachments/20081126/6bd5df37/attachment.html>
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