Wednesday Giveaway : Superhero

I teach technical writing at the local university. It is a hard job. Students don't want to take the class I teach, until they get there.
I have realized that I am a good teacher. I love my job because I can use the creativity from the other aspects of my life in my everyday job.
I care about my students and try as hard as I can to ensure they are successful, even when it means extra work for me. I don't set unreal expectations for what they can accomplish, and I am explicit with them about my purpose for them and my mistakes. Bottom line is that I treat them like people, like adults.
Thank you for helping me remember this!

Gorgeous necklaces! My superhero power is taking care of my boys (hubby and ds)- making homecooked meals, doing their laundry, loving them, all with a smile!:) And I would add creating a new little boy inside my belly right now!

My superpower? I can walk into a bookstore and restrain myself from not buying 20 books before I leave. My second superpower? Trying my best to be a great mom, wife and friend.
LOVE the jewelry!

Last Friday my 1st grade son was part of a reading demonstration at the Texas State Board of Education's general meeting. He and 12 of his other classmates were the only school invited. They wore tuxedos, and all of them were super good. After the demonstration, the principal of his school told my husband privately that of all the kids in the school, she wanted the Board to hear my son. She said, "I don't know what you're doing at home, but whatever it is, keep doing it!" I felt so happy and proud -- I'm doing something right!

hey ali,
i love this subject. woman are so quick to demean themselves and rarely take time to admire their talents. thanks for making us think about it. :)
my superpower is calm in a crisis. i'm the person you want organizing things when everything is falling apart.

My superpower is knowing when people need a smile. I'm good at sensing when a kind compliment or hug is needed to make someone feel good about themselves. Either that, or I've got skills when it comes to making mac and cheese!

My superpower is my ability to get answers for anyone's question/ problem that comes to me. I just have a knack for finding answers whether I've been involved in the situation or I'm new to it that second.

Right now, my superpower would have to be the ablility to grow a baby. I'm 21 weeks pregnant with my first child and am overwhelmed with the magic of what is happening inside me. It makes me feel superhuman!

Wow her work is gorgeous! I would say that my Superpower is being able to "read" people, for the good and the bad, the power of being truly observant opens your eyes to alot of things.

Thanks, Ali, for the introduction to Andrea. Beautiful pieces of art. My superhero power is probably the ability to multi task with the best of them. Right now I am typing with one hand while eating my lunch with the other. I have a load of laundry going, one almost folded and the dishwasher is open and ready for my dish to go in after I eat my lunch. My husband thinks I am crazy not finishing one thing before going to the next; but it all gets done by the time the kids are home from school.

I'm an awesome meteorologist (albeit an out-of-work meteorologist but an awesome one nonetheless...); I finally think I am creative too!

my ability to forgive...and I make an awesome pb&j sandwich!

My superhero power is to remember...I remember memories and people from many years ago (I still remember details of my 2nd birthday when my dad spilled iced tea on me :) ). It's a good power to have since I am my family historian.

Superpower..mmm. That is difficult, but I would say that mine is that I am a good teacher. I used to teach high school French and German, then was an educator for a major sewing machine company and now I keep our little group of scrappers in new projects. Yup that would be it, and that I'm super organized! :)

I purchased a necklace from Andrea a few months ago for a friend of mine who seems like a superhero to me, she seems to just take on everything in life with boundless energy. I admire that. I bought her the silver one, she loved it.
As far as my superpower, I often say I'm pretty good at most things right away, but I'm not exceptional at anything. But I guess to be pretty good at most things right away is a pretty good superpower. :) This excludes anything athletic. lol

Ali
My personal superpower? Talking it out. I am a veterinarian, and my clients are so appreciative when I take the time to explain the hard stuff and deliver the options. Their pets are family!!
Hugs to all of you! Here's to a soon and healthy baby girl for you!!

My superpower is forgiveness. I am simply incapable of holding a grudge, and forgive with or without an apology. My ability to forgive is not something I've worked on or developed, it's just always been something within me.

I work in a group of 15 men as the only woman. My superpower is being able to wrangle, direct and advise them well enough that they work as a cohesive, successful team and gain the recognition they deserve.

I am a teacher. I can keep a room full of restless teenagers captivated for 90 minutes at a time with just the power of my voice and chalk.

I am most proud of my relationships with my students. Many of them come back to see me years after they were in my eighth grade class. I love teaching them but more importantly, I treasure the connection I make with them as people. I don't know if it's a "superpower" but it's a gift I was blessed with having and I am reminded of it every time I am with them.