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Quofda: Who was your best (or worst) elementary school teacher?
Written By Tyme on May. 19, 2008.
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Mrs. Lovejoy sticks out the most for elementary. She encouraged us to try new things, experiment and push our boundaries. She once brought caviar to school so we could taste it. She made topics interesting. Outside of my Mom, she was one of the first influences in my life of a person that didn't take any smack. You didn't want Mrs. Lovejoy mad at you. When she got mad her nose would flair, her chest swelled...looking back it was a sight to see. Back then? Not so amusing.
My worst was Mr. Bergdoll because he was weak. He was an authority figure but had issues controlling his class. There was a boy that used to pick on me (he had a crush but I had a boyfriend). My Mom caught him walking behind me with a big stick like he was going to hit me with it, and ripped him a new one (my little 5ft 2in Mom). The next day she was in Mr. Bergdoll's class asking him why that boy was able to pick on me in class (which I told her after the stick incident). His response: he was afraid of him. I guess things happen the way they should because Mr. Bergdoll was the catalyst in me standing up for myself. Since I knew he was afraid of the boy (he would never control the classroom) I fended for myself and soon the boy moved on to pick on someone else.
What were your best or worst teachers?
superrats
Written May. 19, 2008 / Report /
Mrs. Schloss, 4th grade, during one of our free periods I must have been yammering about something. She walks to where I'm sitting and gives me a folder and a pack of paper and then told me to start writing my stories down. Maybe it was just a trick to get me to stop being so loud, but it was one of those influential moments in my life.
RightOn
Written May. 19, 2008 / Report /
I never really had a BAD teacher in Elementary school... now a Principal, THAT's a better story.
In third grade my principal was a LARGE (tall) woman who wore combat boots and EVERYTHING was olive green. Her last name was Sitler (ironically close to someone else of dictatorial stature).
I got in detention for accidentally puncturing my Capri Sun drink too far and she would publicly scold you in the cafeteria if your tray was not organized as she would have liked it. Crazy woman!
bloglily
Written May. 19, 2008 / Report /
Wow. Mrs. Sitler sounds like somebody from a book my kids would read! I love the part about organizing your tray... what a lunatic.
My favorite teacher was Mrs. Topel, in the third grade. She'd read to us for hours and hours it seemed like, and she was incredibly kind and patient and took no crap either. I used to lie in bed at night and pretend that she was my REAL mother, and that she'd just sort of lent me to my family for the time being.
The bad teachers? I guess its only fair that I don't remember any of them.
Ozone42
Written May. 19, 2008 / Report /
Mrs. Comer. Fourth grade homeroom/social studies. I don't understand why the woman was teaching. Most of her time was spent literally screaming at children. She would've been terrifying except it was so constant that it went beyond into the place where you just feel kinda weird and wonder what's going on.
Can you imagine how profound that is when it's coming from the eyes of a fourth grader? Now when I think back I wonder what was wrong with the woman, and really pity her.
All the other teachers I can recall well in elementary school were actually very good! I think I was pretty fortunate.
RightOn
Written May. 19, 2008 / Report /
Kids are pretty sharp, they can usually tell you're not going to work out without even really needing to get to know you.
My brother had his fair share of piss poor teachers, but I'd say I lucked out. Most of my worthless teachers didn't show up until college where it seemed more like a power trip than anything else.
Kamigoroshi
Written May. 20, 2008 / Report /
Coming from an Asian school back in the days where public caning was legal and sanctioned by the almost every school's PTA. I never did have many good elementary school (or primary school as we call it) teachers.
Save for two. One good and one bad. The bad one picked on me a lot because I was of a different race in a school full of pure born Chinese kids. I vague remember her kicking me at one point, but I was at first grade then. I didn't know better. I was so traumatized I didn't say anything until after I left the school.
The best was when I was in 5th and 6th grade. We had the same homeroom teacher for 2 years and while yes I had to endure the public caning in front of the class for being one of those people that didn't do my homework or failed badly at the spelling tests. He also pushed me to go higher than I thought I could. At the end of the day, I was the top 5 in the class and top 10 in the school, but one of the only 3 people where mandarin (which is the official language of that school) ISN'T my mother tongue.
After 6 years of constant bullying and being picked on by other kids because I was different than them. I had a teacher show me just how good I could really be.
estarla
Written May. 22, 2008 / Report /
Miss Anderson was the best teacher. I had her 2 years for 2nd and 3rd grade and though I thought the second year I'd get tired of her, I thoroughly enjoyed her (again). She was likeable, yet didn't put up with our incessant chatting. She encouraged learning in the most motivating of ways. My brother, who's 9 years older, actually had her and he also had rave reviews of her. I like that the longevity showed she liked her job, because it showed.
Mrs. Kocmoud terrified me. The tiniest things got her bent out of shape - I think she stayed longer than she really wanted to; unfortunately I was one of the last classes she had.