Amazed and Appreciative
PAMELA JO BOWMAN - MESA ARIZONA - I read a story of a teacher who had retired after 30 years of teaching. Years later she received a letter from one of her former students expressing his appreciation for what she had done for him. After all those students and all that teaching she cried to receive this small acknowledgement for her lifelong efforts. One letter from one student after 30 years of teaching!
Working with Cyndi I am constantly amazed at the amount of email she receives everyday. I am even more amazed because a week rarely passes without her hearing from a former student. This last week a student wrote asking her to confirm that she would be teaching a particular class this fall. He doesn’t want to take the class unless Cyndi is teaching it. This kind of acknowledgement is common for Cyndi, but never expected or even shared. She is always delighted to hear from her students. She has a ton of success stories of students that credit their current careers because of the knowledge she imparted to them in her classes.
I have known Cyndi as a teacher for over 5 years now. I realized from my first class that I finally had a teacher whose first goal was to teach each individual in her class. As an older student returning to hone my skills I was terrified. My fear did not dissuade her. Instead she found ways to reach my mind and all the minds in my class. Through the years when I heard of students attending MCC I always recommended her classes. Whenever the MCC class schedule came out I would scour the classes to see which ones she was teaching and I hoped those classes would fit into my busy schedule. Last year I took a Cyndi Greening class with my oldest son. He too came out of every class excited about what he learned and eager to return to learn more. I have a BA in communications. I have taught school myself. I have even been a vice president of a school board. I have never experienced a teacher like Cyndi Greening. Every class we learned more then we ever anticipated and we were taught in ways that enlarged our understanding.
It is the students and by extension the community who have benefited from her dedication to reaching the student. She continues to be committed to each and everyone of her students, prior and current. It is always amazing to see and experience someone who’s first priority is getting the job done well not to impress his or her boss but because that is their job. So I add my letter to her growing and well deserved collection. Thank you Cyndi.