novembre ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- old and weird k was talking about her new job teaching high school and made me think about memorable teachers. the "arts and crafts" teacher whose true loves were drafting and mechanics. the honors english teacher who drilled phrases like "cultural literacy" into our heads, who changed into soccer gear in his classroom every afternoon like clockwork. the US history teacher who was so reassuring because he looked like a figure in a norman rockwell painting. the egomaniacal AP english teacher who never wore slips under her long floral skirts. the journalism teacher with the impossibly huge forehead. the senior year english teacher who was afraid of me. the art teacher who quite possibly had a little pill popping problem. i don't think i'd want to be friends with any of them, except for the hyperactive german teacher who made us watch "rock me amadeus" over and over. i think i am turning into a character in a john irving novel. 2:07 pm - 04.28.04 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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