Gratitude

 Definition: "Gratitude, thankfulness, or gratefulness is a feeling of appreciation (or similar positive response) by a recipient of another's kindness."

It does not take much to make one's educational efforts fell worthwhile... a handful of words, as simple as that.

Student A (unrequested) feedback 

Dear Professor Aranda Mena,
We hope this email finds you in great health and that you had a wonderful and relaxing holiday. We wanted to share with you that we felt really pleased and grateful when we read your message.
We found your course genuinely interesting, it was a pleasure learning from you. We think that we managed to affirm several of our own passions while investigating and analyzing the project.

We hope our paths cross again in the future.

Student B (unrequested) feedback:

Received message 03:

"Dear Professor,

Thank you very much for your thoughtful and encouraging feedback on our Terme di Petriolo Preservation Plan. We are delighted to hear that our proposal was well-received, and we greatly appreciate your acknowledgment of our team's efforts.

It's especially rewarding to know that our vision, objectives, and integrated approach across economic development and legal considerations resonated with you. Your guidance throughout the process has been invaluable.

We also want to express our gratitude for the excellent grades. It's truly motivating to see our hard work reflected in the results. We will certainly take your suggestion into account and include a short vision line on our cover page.

Once again, thank you for your support and feedback. We look forward to applying these principles in future projects.

Warm regards,

Poula Goda"

Received message 02:

"Dear Professor,

I wanted to express my gratitude, for sharing the link to the artwork (https://archibookclubmn.blogspot.com/). I had the opportunity to take a look at it. I must say, I'm really impressed with how it has been presented. Your efforts, in showcasing our work are sincerely appreciated.

Rest assured I will pass on your kind regards to the rest of the SQUAD team. We truly value your support and guidance.

I hope you have an amazing weekend!

Warm regards,

Poula Goda"

Received message 01:

"Dear Professor,

I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to formally submit our final project for the Heritage Management (ECONOMIC APPRAISAL) course on behalf of our group -Group 05-. It has been an enriching journey delving into the intricacies of preserving and understanding the cultural heritage and its economic valuation throughout this semester.

Attached to this email, you will find our completed final project titled “GROUP 05_PETRIOLO PRESERVATION SQUAD_BAGNI DI PETRIOLO." This project encapsulates extensive research, analysis, and practical applications within the domain of heritage management, drawing upon the course materials and additional relevant resources.

We have thoroughly enjoyed exploring the diverse aspects of economic appraisals on heritage management presented in the course and applying them to this project. We believe it showcases not only our understanding of the subject matter but also our enthusiasm and dedication to this field of study.

Thank you for the opportunity to engage with such a fascinating subject, and we look forward to any feedback or comments you may have on our submission.

Please let us know if there is anything further required or if there are specific guidelines for submission we might have missed.

Thank you once again for your time and consideration.

Warm regards,

Poula Goda" 

Thank you to Poula, best wishes in your future career. I leave you with a phrase I recently read, and that I much liked.

Best,

Guillermo

"...at every turn Bachelard encourages personal engagement: 'A house that has been experienced is not an inert box. Inhabited space transcends geometrical space'. Or here: 'Sometimes the house grows and spreads so that, in order to live in it, greater elasticity of daydreaming, a daydream that is less clearly outlined, are needed.' What would that have been like? To have such a teacher who applauded you for letting your thoughts run wild? Encourage you to live beyond gutters and margins, frames and apps, the limits of map and page? Well, this is that of education".

Mark Danielewski prologue for Bachelard's The poetics of space, 2014 ('La poétique de l'espace' 1957).

 

Guillermo Aranda-Mena Ⓒ 2024