Kindergarten:
I remember the struggle of learning to tie my shoes; I think I remember some shame involved in that.
I remember creating butterfly wings for a school performance of some kind. I remember some adult (my teacher?) commenting about how nice mine were.
I don't remember my teacher's name, but she was murdered by her husband sometime within the past 10 years.
1st grade:
Ms. Frieden. I loved her; she loved students unconditionally.
I also vaguely remember that another 1st grade teacher (across the hall?) had cancer and was very sick; I think she died that year.
And I almost remember some kind of reading room; a refrigerator box, I think.
And my struggle with "b" and "d."
2nd grade:
Nothing
3rd grade:
Mrs. Hatfield - I think, but she may have been 4th grade. She was nice. She traveled to Iraq, or India, maybe both during the school year and brought back little brass trinckets. I shamefully remember something about that too - but that's for another time.
4th grade:
Mrs. Thomas, or Thompson (or something like that). I kind of remember switching classes - one room/teacher for math, another for reading, etc.
I remember getting publically repromanded (rightfully & fairly) for snickering about something stupid.
I remember a class play of A Christmas Carol. I was the spirit of Christmas past. My mom missed the play. I expected her and she didn't make it. She went in the ditch when traveling to school that day.
Also 4th grade:
We moved from Independence to West Union.
My first grade teacher Mrs. Frieden had moved to West Union and was a teacher in my new school. I remember her hugging me when I was being introduced; she wasn't my new teacher.
Ms. Goerond - who got married during the school year. I don't remember what her maiden name was.
Lots of memories about social things; nothing about school
The list goes on. . .
Academically I remember struggling with math. Excelling in ELA. Being self conscious in PE. I remember teachers who I thought liked me, or didn't.
Now I'm a teacher. And I sometimes struggle with the emphasis of relationships rather than curriculum, but I suppose I must admit my own experiences articulate the truth of relationship over academics.
Thanks for the inspiration:
https://plantingrootsgrowingbranches.blogspot.com/2018/12/elementary-education-narrative-potters.html?spref=fb&fbclid=IwAR3zLJVHBQBQUkocX7unWYmjImlWAJr4X5IgLfCVWVmjGTQFuywySng6xmE
https://schoolblazing.blogspot.com/2018/11/what-i-remember-kindergarten-9.html?fbclid=IwAR0iLeZKbyXY0KnlZt-ht3LD4xCzKTjLrfAYFvZ2WjOoCMTOM-M1H_vRbHc
