Dear Mrs. Faten

I am happy to write you this letter but I am so sad !
I am facing a problem in the orientation because I am disturbed and hesitant between two sections! Both of them appear possible for me! I have good marks in the Sciences subjects and in the literary subjects , too .
I don't know what to do, I feel scared and I'm afraid to take the worst decision. This is a big responsibility because I will choose my way myself and this will decide my future.
You have already lived the same situation and you have more experience so please try to help me and I'll be grateful to you!
Your pupil who loves you and respects you !
S.B.S

Hi Mrs. Faten

How are you? Hope you are fine? I want to tell you that I've found myself. I know I have a strong personality and a hero lies in me! It's true that I didn't find myself in the last period. I should say that I felt discouraged and hopeless! I must confess I did many mistakes in my education , with my family ... But I've tried to solve them and find solutions ! And I did! I have got good school results and my relationship with my family and friends is better ...
I am glad because I've , finally, found a hero inside of me! Cos I believe that when we feel like hope is gone , we should look inside us and be strong, and we finally see the truth that a hero lies in us! In fact, the lyrics of Mariah Carrey's song "hero" are amazing ... I feel always that she talks to me , to my soul !
YOURS D.F

Dear Mrs.Faten

Hello! How are you? I hope you are fine. Well, I received your letter last week. And I wanna say "thanks" for your tips. Moreover, last time I wasn't totally honest. As you know, I told you that the boy is my friend. And you know what? He is not mine. He did inappropriate things for me. He touched my dignity; my family's dignity. He said that things about my closest person in my family:"mum" . Guess what he said? he said my mother is handicapped. How dare he? He is not a human being. How can I call him my friend? He doesn't deserve it.Even though he teased me by saying bad things that destroyed and ruined my reputation. What kind of friend he is?
That's why I am not afraid of losing him because he has already lost me!
Well , finally , I want to thank you again for your tips. And , please rewrite me soon!
Yours W.B.A

Dear Mrs.Faten

Hello! How are you ? I hope you are fine. I hope you miss my letters , too . Well , as you can see I stopped writing for a little while. Because I have something bothering me , I wanna talk to you about a case that I'm sure you already know. However, this time is definitely different. Well, two months ago, a boy came to me and asked me to help him. He was in love with a girl. He came to me cos he was certain I will support him. So , I went to the girl and I talked with her about my friend's qualities. For two months, this was my part-time job! I was the one responsible for writing letters and speeches to the beloved! However, one day , I discovered something which is completely unbelievable! I fell in love with that girl. First , I thought it was just a fake feeling! But it is really true. I believed it's just a feeling that will go away. But .... I love this girl and I can't stop loving her no matter what happened! Yet, what hurts me is that the boy is my friend. And I'm sure he will not understand cos he'll think that I cheated on him. So Mrs. please write me soon and tell me what to do cos your tips are so valuable to me !
Yours W.B.A

Communication with learners is a bridge that fills the gap between learning and personal life !

This is a very recent letter that I have received from one of my pupils who was absent , but she surprised me with this letter communicating her heelings as she used to do it on a regular basis ! Learners , dear colleagues are a wealth to explore and discover new treasures . Each day , we learn new things from them !
 Dear Mrs. Faten
I don't know how did I put my pen into my hands , and within my reach ! I'm really ill Mrs.Yesterday , I went to the doctor twice . I'm really broken . If you look into my eyes , to my face , you will feel certainly that I am sad .The dilemma is that I can't have confidence in myself . I am sad and as my Arabic teacher says to me :" I know how you feel by looking into your eyes , without talking !" He is really a good teacher . I hope that I have a Dad like him , but finally he is my teacher . !!!
I can't describe you my feelings but the only thing that I can say is: I can't put my confidence in anybody now ! I can't find my happiness neither in my family nor between my friends .I 'm always sad , I don't feel love , I just feel that nobody loves me ! My life is unnecessary . I want to cry and close the door to my heart without opening it to any person ! I'm really tired Mrs. I can't find the appropriate person to confess him / her my feelings , the good and the sad ones . So I write you because you are the only person Mrs. who can understand me and advise me . Of course my teacher of Arabic , too !
I want to tell you just one thing : you are the first teacher to whom I talk like mum or my best friend ! That's how I feel ! I hope that I 'm not wrong . I said the truth ! I talked to my mum about you Mrs. and I told her that I love you so much and she wants to talk with you to know you more Mrs. This is her phone number :......
Please Mrs . I am not comfortable at this school ! I really want to move to another school . But I have a problem , I can't imagine myself studying in another school without you Mrs. and my Arabic teacher !

                                                                                 Yours F.D

Love is a new realm to discover for teenagers but with hesitating steps !

Dear Mrs.
I really like to talk with you about many things . You are my friend and I'd like to speak about my previous best friend .She is a gentle girl but she likes to have a boyfriend . I don't speak with her now .She says that I am not a good girl . Do you know why ? Because I hate boys .It's good to have friends , I chat with them on the internet but out no ! Do you understand me ?
I am really happy with my life , with my classmates so why should I have a  boyfriend ? I don't like my parents to hear that I have a boyfriend . I like to get on well with my parents .I told you in my last letter that my brother is my best friend in my life .And when I talk with him he advises me not to go out with any boy because that's risky .
I like my life so much . What do you think Mrs ?
Thanks Mrs because you listen to me .

                                                                                                Yours S.R

A teenager who wants to love and feel loved !

Dear madam 
I'd like to talk with you about love . I think it is not good because we are not grown-ups . But every girl in my class has a boyfriend and they are happy . That's why I like to experience this but I can't .There are many boys who like me but there's something inside me that says that I should not . I know that every teenager likes to live such an experience . Me too , I like but I can't .
Please Mrs . Help me . I like someone to encourage me or to prevent me from . What is your opinion Mrs ???

                                                                     Yours N.B

A teacher can be the closest friend to his/ her learners and this will make teaching/learning easier

Dear my Best Friend
I am so happy because I write you this letter and because you became my new friend . I am so relaxed because until this moment , I haven't any a problem and I have a great energy to study and start my new week with my teachers who are nice like you madam .
Thanks for your pieces of advice last time and I am sure that when you were a teenager like us , you had the same  problems with your family and with your friends .
Thanks a lot my friend . I'm really so so glad when I tell you my feelings.

                                                                          Yours W.T

Expressing one's inner feelings .

Dear Mrs.Faten
I'm very happy because I can tell you about my secret and my problem .I have some problems with my family exactly with my brother : I can't get on well with him , he is moody , severe and quick - tempered . We quarrel all the time because he doesn't talk to me or try to understand me and if I want something he says :"No". He always refuses and says :" You're a girl , you mustn't do that .You must be shy ! Don't wear that ! Don't buy that ! Don't use that !" I'm really fed up .
I know that he is my brother and I have to listen to him but sometimes , he is very very strict with me . If I want something , my dad accepts , whereas my brother says No and I have to listen to him .
I really didn't find a solution so I have to listen to him , that's all !
                                                                                Yours sincerely

                                                                             

Another pupil's letter , see how they develop self-awareness

A new letter has come and from it emanate true feelings , I am really touched when they consider me as their closest friend , they are trying to express themselves in the simplest way they can but see how this may be an instance of self-awareness among learners . They are thinking of themselves' dreams , achievements .
       Dear madam

Hello , I am so sad . My marks are not quite well , at physics , biology or even at maths . May be I don't work enough ! But the question that always comes into my head : Is  X better than me ? Why ? We have the same teachers , but why is he better than me ? Really , I am so angry and sometimes I hate myself because I am not up to my parents and teachers' expectations . I had better marks in the past and good averages , but this year , what is happening ?
I promise you that I will work more because I want to be an engineer so I should be working harder to make my parents proud of their daughter, you , too and even my friends . Please , give me some tips to help me and encourage me . I'm so sorry , I forgot to ask you about your health and family .Hope you're ok !
I am extremely angry and I feel something burning inside which urges me to keep working hard , to go on , it tells me that I am better than that . I made up my mind to be an engineer so I'll be so , I won't lose any possible opportunity to work harder , I'll burn the candle at both ends !
And now I must say good bye ! I hope I will write you another letter . Thanks for your attention .
                                                                                                           Yours faithfully 

A letter of a pupil asking for help .

Our learners need us , they give us as much attention as we give them , so enjoy reading one of my learners' letters , she is a teenager and she is asking for help . I have tried to give her an answer , what will you suggest as a remedy to her question .

Here is her letter . 

Dear Madam

Actually , I don't know how to begin .As a start , I want to tell you something , may be for you is so simple and its solution is easy , but for me , no...Back to the first year of secondary education , there was a boy who was studying with me and he was like a brother to me .Besides , I noticed that the following year his behaviour changed , he started to stare at me all the time , then he finally said that he wanted me as his girlfriend .I was really shocked at the piece of news because I considered him as a brother , no more than that .

So , of course I told him no and I started treating him coldly , just hello and good bye ,...But , in the beginning of this year , all things have changed and he has started calling me , and texting me .

Every day , we go together to school and we leave it together , even if I leave it at 1 he waits for me . During the break , too , he comes to talk to me , though he has a girlfriend , because when I tell him go and talk to her he says that I am more important than her . Three days ago , he sent me two messages in which he told me that he could not live without me and he would offer me his heart , and that I am all his life ...

But until now , I am considering him just like my brother and I can't find the appropriate answer that may convince him , I don't like to hurt his feelings , I don't have the courage to tell him and at the same time , I don't want to lose him as a dear friend . I talk to him about everything and I feel that only he can understand me , but like a brother . I fear that I would be the cause of his failure ( bac exam ) , by the way you are teaching him , too .

So I don't know what to do , I am so disturbed , I neeeeeeeeeeed your help . It is so urgent , please help me .

Yours faithful student 

Learners' letters to their teacher . In fact , I urge my learners to write me letters about any subject they want to talk about to me

A pupil's letter to his teacher

   Dear Mrs....................

Hello Mrs. How are you? I hope you're fine .Well , I am writing you this letter to get to know each other . I hope you won't mind .

Alright then, my name is Wadhah . They call me Wadhahou .I'm 15 years old . I've got two sisters .The older one is Ghada and the youngest is Wafa .Both are evil ,especially the first one , she's so selfish .She thinks that she has got the entire world .And , for you to know , this is the first time .I tell you this secret , to a nice person like you Mrs. .... Or should I call you my friend if you don't mind .

Well , I believe that's enough .Let me talk to you about myself a little bit .As you know , I have a lot of activities and hobbies .First , I love surfing on the internet by playing games and making researches ...And you know what ? You convinced me yesterday about the benefits of facebook .So I think I'll take your advice .Second , I enjoy helping my family , relatives and especially the needy people .By donating food , money , medicines , etc..Third , I like practising all types of sports , such as football , handball , triple jump , high jump ,...Also , watching American movies and programmes.

Finally , I want you to know that I have more hobbies and more favourite pastimes .But , I don't wanna you get bored .Even though , I 've got more and more information I want to share with someone special like you Mrs... 

So , I hope you'll like my letter and we'll get closer and closer .

                                                                                    Your pupil 

                                                                                         Wadhah 

Snapshots

There he was sitting next to his grandchildren playing with them .He was at his utmost happiness when he visited his daughter .Though he was living far from his daughter's house , he never forgot to ring at least once a day and listen to the babbles of his grandson . He was clearly very happy to listen to them , his grandson and his granddaughter , more than his own daughter . It seems that her father's love for her passed on stronger and stronger to her own children.
She looked at her own father playing without any sign of fatigue . It's true that his visits are few but whenever he comes to visit them , the dull house changes into a glamorous , lively one .
What a nice shot that one may love that it lasts an eternity . While playing the granddad seemed to wander in a different world , that of memories , sweet memories .This very moment reminded him the days his wife gave birth to his daughter . He had seen in her the secret of his existence . He took care of her , till she entered school , that's when she tried to take care of her own . He was a clerk , and life seemed hard in the capital city with increasing demands from all parts . However , he never complained , never said no , he kept buying the books his daughter needed .He was patient . He was a laborious man , working very hard , an honest , serious man . During his free afternoons , he enjoyed reading . He was a model to follow for her . He was a source of inspiration .
Whenever she saw him that way , she felt inside her a stong impetus for work , for studying hard and harder .
And he , he never forgot to boost her confidence , to encourage her to study more and more .Although she was the youngest girl in her class , she was amongst the most hard - working pupils . She didn't seem sociable , she didn't like to speak about herself , but she was true to her classmates and grateful towards her parents .
It's obvious that her presence in that high school with high social classes ,
put an extra burden on her shoulders . She decided to overcome those hurdles successfully . She made it clear inside her mind that those material differences meant nothing in school life . Though some teachers
seemed to rally next to the headmaster's daughter , especially in the oral marks but nothing lasted . When the headmaster left the school , the playground was empty now for her to excel more and more and get the best oral marks .
All her moral support was him , her father , and thanks to him she is now a teacher ...A teacher who thinks the same way as her father and behaves the same way as him .