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Post by lynneheins on Feb 28, 2019 15:19:32 GMT
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linz
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Post by linz on Mar 5, 2019 17:09:56 GMT
Lynne, your story packs a lot of civility. I'm impressed with the gracious way it speaks of a gentler time. It's tone is one of charm.
It's your skill with detail that makes me feel like I am back in my own elementary school. Your details about the school's bell tower, mica, the way you walked there regardless of the weather and the freedom to leave for lunch. I can see and feel the rubber mat bridging the two sections of the building, can smell the finger paints, appreciate the sunny classrooms. Your endearing humor is effective, describing looking at your teacher's torso, comparing yourself to a stuffed giraffe and her overmanaged hair and clothes, stogy shoes. She dresses old for someone just out of college. Her grip on the conduct of the class is described well; her lack of laughter when the kids giggled at parts of the book shows her rigidity. These details took me back to similar grade school teachers I had who were all business and they had my attention and respect.
The final sentences really nail your message of viewing your former teacher as an equal from an adult point of view and feeling proud about who you've become. Your hope that this role model sees you in a favorable light is a timeless value I experienced seeing my high school principal again as a humbled adult. His opinion of me mattered.
Thanks for a delightful story.
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