Bucko's survey idea

[wondersofwine]

I taught for one year in Michigan (tenth-grade English). One time I went into the storage closet for supplies and one of the class pranksters thought it would be cool to hold the door shut so I couldn't get out. Only my finger was caught under the inside knob and as he pulled from the outside it was pinching the side of my finger. I said my finger was caught (it hurt like hell) and fortunately they relented and let me out. I was too proud to shed tears but I still remember it. I sympathize with Foodie's teacher and the broken arm.
One of my proudest moments as a teacher came when I asked for the chalk. Someone threw a piece which I caught with my right hand. Then someone threw another piece which I caught in my left hand. I still can't believe I caught it left handed!
Also the summer before I started teaching I had spent six weeks traveling in Europe. I wrote a little anecdote about Sorrento for an English exercise (they had to correct the deliberate errors in grammar or punctuation). Someone asked if it was a true story and I said yes. They were impressed that I had been to Italy. (Life's little triumphs).

[This message has been edited by wondersofwine (edited 11-18-2003).]