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Teachers try to make us feel lower than themselves, maybe because this is because they feel lower than outside people. One teacher told me to get out of the room and never come back, which I did.

“Teachers try to make us feel lower than themselves, maybe because … Read More

But if there is such a thing as social commitment in literature, I think it must manifest itself in a reader’s awareness of the human condition, in the writer’s touching some common nerve ending. I think this kind of social commitment, like a lady’s slip, should be there but it must not show.

“But if there is such a thing as social commitment in … Read More

I so enjoy being old because for the first time I don’t have to do anything-work, teach, study. I feel very good about myself-and at my age I can say no to anything now if I don’t want to do it. What a liberating word.

“I so enjoy being old because for the first time I … Read More

I am writing this during my lunch period, because I need to reach towards the outside world of sanity, because I am overwhelmed by the sheer weight of the clerical work still to be done, and because at this hour of the morning normal ladies are still sleeping.

“I am writing this during my lunch period, because I need … Read More

If a teacher wants to know something why doesn’t she look it up herself instead of making we students do it? We benefit ourselves more by listening to her, after all she’s the teacher!

“If a teacher wants to know something why doesn’t she look … Read More

The clerical work is par for the course. “Keep on file in numerical order” means throw in wastebasket. You’ll soon learn the language. “Let it be a challenge to you” means you’re stuck with it; “interpersonal relationships” is a fight between kids; “ancillary civic agencies for supportive discipline” means call the cops; “Language Arts Dept.” is the English office; “literature based on child’s reading level and experiential background” means that’s all they’ve got in the Book Room; “non-academic-minded” is a delinquent; and “It has come to my attention” means you’re in trouble.

“The clerical work is par for the course. “Keep on file … Read More

I feel no different than I felt at 99, 98 or 97. Just because you live a long time, you get all this attention. Just because you survived? Of course, I survived a lot.

“I feel no different than I felt at 99, 98 or … Read More

I like the word OLD. Not senior, that’s for proms. Older? Older than whom? ‘Old’ is honorable and ripe

“I like the word OLD. Not senior, that’s for proms. Older? … Read More

… good teachers, like Tolstoy’s happy families, are alike everywhere.

“… good teachers, like Tolstoy’s happy families, are alike everywhere.” … Read More

One of my students had written wistfully of a dream-school that would have “windows with trees in them.

“One of my students had written wistfully of a dream-school that … Read More

A teacher is frequently the only adult in the pupil’s environment who treats him with respect.

“A teacher is frequently the only adult in the pupil’s environment … Read More

When giving comes directly from the heart, it can never disappoint or embarrass.

“When giving comes directly from the heart, it can never disappoint … Read More

People ate bread made of the shells of peas because there was no flour.

“People ate bread made of the shells of peas because there … Read More

The preciousness of every moment is emphasized with every tick of the clock. Isn’t it a magnificent day today?

“The preciousness of every moment is emphasized with every tick of … Read More

Learning is a process of mutual discovery for teacher and pupil. Keep an open mind to their unexpected responses.

“Learning is a process of mutual discovery for teacher and pupil. … Read More

The heart has its reasons; it’s the mind that’s suspect.

“The heart has its reasons; it’s the mind that’s suspect.” … Read More

I had used my sense of humor; I had called it proportion, perspective. But perspective is distance.

“I had used my sense of humor; I had called it … Read More

Love is the ultimate giving, an expression of one’s best self.

“Love is the ultimate giving, an expression of one’s best self.” … Read More

I want to point the way to something that should forever lure them, when the TV set is broken and the movie is over and the school bell has rung for the last time.

“I want to point the way to something that should forever … Read More

To the outside world, of course, this job is a cinch: 9 to 3, five days a week, two months’ summer vacation with pay, all legal holidays, prestige and respect. My mother, for example, has the pleasant notion that my day consists of nodding graciously to the rustle of starched curtsies and a chorus of respectful voices bidding me good morning.

“To the outside world, of course, this job is a cinch: … Read More

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