My third grade teacher, Mrs P was ancient even by 10 year old kid standards, when every adult was "old". In fact, she retired after the following school year. She was definitely old school. She HATED the fact that I was left handed and was constantly reorienting my paper to make the cursive come out more "normal". No rapping on the knuckles with a ruler, but she toed right up to that line. More than one of us got a ruler slammed down on our desks for some infraction or another. One kid spent more time in the hallway "counting the dots" on the drop ceiling tiles than he did in the classroom somedays. And, weirdly, I remember her reading us The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by CS Lewis. That's what I remember about third grade.
I went to a Catholic/French Canadian grammar school...half day of French/half English. Preserving the heritage so I can understand that. What was unpleasant to nauseating were the nuns. I have nothing but nightmares as my memory of them. They should've been allowed to marry or have boy friends to relieve some of those hormones!!
My third grade teacher, Mrs P was ancient even by 10 year old kid standards, when every adult was "old". In fact, she retired after the following school year. She was definitely old school. She HATED the fact that I was left handed and was constantly reorienting my paper to make the cursive come out more "normal". No rapping on the knuckles with a ruler, but she toed right up to that line. More than one of us got a ruler slammed down on our desks for some infraction or another. One kid spent more time in the hallway "counting the dots" on the drop ceiling tiles than he did in the classroom somedays. And, weirdly, I remember her reading us The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by CS Lewis. That's what I remember about third grade.
Quite a mix of trauma and happiness!
I went to a Catholic/French Canadian grammar school...half day of French/half English. Preserving the heritage so I can understand that. What was unpleasant to nauseating were the nuns. I have nothing but nightmares as my memory of them. They should've been allowed to marry or have boy friends to relieve some of those hormones!!
I had a couple like that!