My strict mother, for example, disapproved of Mr. He seemed - at least in my limited experience - like the kind of person who questioned authority - the same authority that put me in a cold sweat. Cool smelled of something else: mutiny and, if memory serves, tobacco. Maternal wore her hair in a marm-ish up-do and called her students "sweetheart." Mrs. Vaguely Maternal, who would have filled a void where affection was missing. ("Shy," in the late 80s, seemed like a psychological catch-all for everything from healthy introversion to full-blown anxiety disorders and PTSD, and I fell somewhere in the middle.) If I'd been allowed to pick my teacher, I would have opted for Mrs. How can I put this gently? I was a shy child, and Mr. Cool towered over me at six-foot-something, his death-metal hair offset by a wiry goatee, his Air Jordans a bright counterpoint to his spider web tie. The fourth grade blessed me with "the cool teacher." I've long since forgotten his name, but I haven't forgotten the sound of him tearing into the teacher's parking lot every day on his Harley Davidson. Koren Zailckas' latest book is the novel Mother, Mother. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Edgar Allan Poe Subtitle Complete Tales & Poems Author Edgar Allan Poe
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |