QotD: Apple for the Teacher

Who was your best (or worst) elementary school teacher?
Submitted by Minnow. 

Do you have any idea how long ago that was?!  Yikes. I don't even want to think about it, let alone count back.

I can't name a 'worst' teacher. Well, maybe the one in Texas who paddled the kids who acted up. Although I was never subjected to a whack on my backside, I did consider her somewhat scarier than the other teachers.

I can't name a 'best' teacher from that time period either. I think I changed schools too often to form any attachments strong enough to commit to memory.

I do recall the names of my 7th and 8th grade teachers (not technically elementary school, but it was a K-8 school) and the fact that the 7th grade teacher often hired me to babysit. They weren't the best or worst; they're just the ones I can pin a name on.

I do not view this obliteration of grade school teachers as a failure. In fact, I am awarding myself an "A" for deleting useless information from my overtaxed mind. I had to make room for song lyrics, you know.