I once said that I could name all of my elementary teachers just from memory. And I know that you've waited too long and are dying of excitement now that I am going to do it. Who were they? Tell us! you say. Well here it goes:
Kindergarten: Mrs. Jacobson - happy, kind, loving, (jolly!) the best kind of Kindergarten teacher.
1st grade: Mrs. Pinney - stern, don't remember her ever smiling. I was jealous of everyone who had Miss Nielson. She was so nice and pretty.
2nd: Mrs. Kelly - I remember what she looked like but I don't remember much else about her.
3rd: Mrs. Ball - classmates said her husband's name was Harry. Seriously! It really does start that young. Scary. My daughter's starting 3rd this year.
4th: Mrs. Akagi - she was as tall as some of the students. She wasn't Japanese but her husband was.
5th: Miss Tuft - I was worried once because I lost some certain paper that we all needed, and I told her so she could help me, and she got mad at me for losing it. She made me cry in front of the whole class and I've never forgotten it. She came through the drive-thru (is that how you spell that?) of a bank that I worked for years later. Still single. Still ugly. Yeah, I know that's mean but she was mean first. People who yell at good little girls are ugly inside and out. Plus she really is a homely person. She was looking at me through the window of the bank like she recognized me but I pretended like I had no idea who she was. Ha ha! It felt good. In a bad sort of way.
6th: Mr. Stavros - everyone liked him. he was loud, funny and nice. He called me "Mac" since my last name started with Mc.
I know that some of you might not think of remembering all your elementary teachers' names is a talent, but I do. A talent of memory. A talent of cleverness. A talent of beauty and smarts all rolled into one. Yes. I have that talent.
7 comments:
I think I would be a little bit worried about your mental status if you weren't able to name all your elementary teachers :)
Because of all we've gone through with Nathan and where to put him in school I've thought a lot about my elementary teachers too. I guess we've all survived many that were just not that great! Or smile-y!
And your thoughts about your 4th grade teacher are funny!
Neat! I just went through all of mine and I remember them all. Even my preschool teacher who actually ended up also being my Kindergarten teacher.
Definitely a talent of beauty and smarts :) I remember something specific about all of my teachers, but not necessarily their names...good job, Linds! :)
You and I should enter a "Mrs." pageant and you can use your memory talent and I can use my whistling talent. I'm sure we'd take 1st and 2nd for our uniqueness.
P.S. Mrs. Jacobsen, Miss Nielson (who turned to Salisbury during the year), Mr. Marshall (he's the one who said "all that jazz" all the time, which I picked up on and you despised, and always said "quit saying that Sini!!!!") Mrs. Condie, Mrs. Akagi, (I think??) Mrs. Noble, and Mrs. Wagstaff.
You are hilarious. I especially like "people who yell at nice little girls are ugly inside and out." ! :)
I nominated you on my blog! You are lovely! :)
My ugly teacher was also my mean teacher. Mrs. Miller! I did not like that mean ugly woman.
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