#memorablemomentsineducation #7:
I’m feeling some pressure to keep up these posts, but I have faith new moments will come to mind! Thanks to everyone who’s been reading so far…please don’t feel obligated to pay attention to me all the time 😉
Hanging on the wall of my office is a list of “English Class-Isms 08-09” that Tessa put together for me at the end of the year. She may not remember creating them, but she and Amelia would apparently write down ridiculous things I said all year and then presented them to me at the end (kinda like our Chap Ronisms or Ron-Sequiturs). Some, taken out of context, might seem like I’m a pretty terrible teacher and an even more terrible person, but these two jumped out at me:
6. Richie: “The light is shining in my eyes!”
Mrs. Holladay: “So close your eyes.”
19. After watching Alli McGuire leave early on her crutches:
Richie: “You should let me leave early too!”
Mrs. Holladay: “Get some crutches, buddy.”
I think this is proof that I CAN be funny sometimes, contrary to belief and most friends’ experiences. I remember Richie vividly…funny kid for whom I wished and believed great things would happen! I wonder where he is now….