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It is so nice to have some positive stuff to post! Yeah! Our classmate and author Linda (Jacobson) Yellin has suggested that we all send in memories of our grammar school teachers and being the wordsmith that she is, she was kind enough to give us some chuckles in the following:
Miss Mary Mahoney (7th grade!) losing her temper when she walked into the room and we were all making noise. She assigned us to write 500 TIMES the sentence: I must learn to respect and obey the rules and regulations of Rutledge Hall and Room 217.
I will go to my grave remembering that sentence. The assignment was due the next day. Instead parents showed up to complain.
My other Miss Mahoney memory...I sat two seats behind Claire Weiner. (Oh, how she loved you, Claire!) She said to Claire - in front of everyone - "Claire, you are a rose among thorns." I remember thinking: Miss Mahoney just called me a thorn...
Mrs. Benson (6th grade) - loved her! Even though she taught history, she had us learn Greek and Latin roots because she thought it was wrong that they weren't taught in our English classes. Phil = love. Del = man. Philadelphia = love of man. (don't tell me if I'm remembering that incorrectly.) We had penpals at another school and had to write to them using the Greek and Latin roots. I'm sure I did much better on my English SATs than I would have because of Mrs. Benson. However, she also told us that if we had nuclear war there would be two things left in the world: cockroaches and Wonder Bread. Because even the cockroaches wouldn't eat Wonder Bread. I still worry about that...
Oh - and Miss Marlene Shevel (I'm sure I'm spelling that wrong...but 4th grade) had lovely long legs. My mom was upset when I went home one day and told her Miss Shevel had prettier legs than my mom's.
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