Time!

No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer

than that blown by the successful teacher.

      Sir William Osler.

I was reading the paper today and was very sad to read in the obituary column that an old school teacher of mine had passed. She had a long life and it was her time, my condolences go out to her family. She was my typing teacher and I respected her. It was not an easy task to teach a girl that could not sit down anything and she was very patient. I must admit I am a two figured typer to this day, I guess I never did acquire that skill and I probably did deserve that D-.  Mrs. K did try very hard. She always spent extra time with me trying to make my short fingers reach those top numbers and letters. Try as I might I could never do it. Typing D-.

This had me thinking of my other teachers, and how they taught this girl who wanted to learn everything, but try as I might I must admit I would become bored and just wanted to do my own thing. I did have a stubborn nature I guess and thought my way was the right way and continued to think those teachers did not really understand me.


 In Math I would always get the right answer but for the life of me the steps they used and the ones I used were always different. I figured the right answer was the important part but they always wanted to see those darn steps their way. Math D+.

The one thing I did excel at was English, I always loved  words and expressing myself, the grammar and punctuation, you may have noticed, not so much, I just wanted to get my thoughts out. I could always hear my thoughts loud and clear. Spelling had always come naturally to me, and I loved to read everything. This is something both Mom and Dad had taught us was as important as food. My poor stressed out (I am sure wondered about her daughter’s future) Mother was truly impressed with this one. English A-.

History still holds my attention to this day; I can never get enough of those kinds of books, I collect many. I can immerse myself in a history book to this day and forget where I am. History  B+.

Home Economics,  apparently I did not have the cooking, sewing, or domestic skills my teacher thought were needed to get a husband, in a male dominated world. I think blowing up the pressure cooker did not help my case. I think to this day I do just fine but I really only enjoyed the part of this class where we got to eat what was cooked. Home Economics D-.

I was lucky enough to be in a Chemistry class consisting of two girls; the rest were all boys, plus one amazing teacher. I also had a very smart boyfriend (yes; My Hero) who helped me understand the hard stuff. Combining all those factors; boys who needed to be outshone, a smart and funny teacher, and one cute, smart boyfriend.  How is that for motivation? Chemistry B+.

I could go on and on but I won’t bore you anymore with my excellent school grades. Suffice to say I think I was way ahead of my time in creative thinking and I thank all those teachers who tried their best.

OK I must admit I would have loved to have taken Tech classes like wood working, mechanics, and electrical but we were not allowed, I am sure I would have excelled at those. They sure would have come in handy here on the farm. I do love to take things apart. I certainly enjoy getting my hands dirty and playing with power tools. My Hero is an amazing teacher. Now that is motivation for sure. Farming A+.

There is something seriously wrong with a girl who puts her school grades on a blog for the whole world to see, creative thinking maybe, or just madness? Everything works out in time. 

Thanks Mrs. K for all your time. I am doing alright even with only two fingers.

Later