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Jay Gottlieb
Joined: 08/11/10 Posts: 15 View Profile |
Senioritis Posted Saturday, March 12, 2011 10:07 PM senioritisb.jpg I found this report card when I was packing things for my upcoming move to Evanston. My dad saved all my school stuff. After he passed away in 2005, his wife shipped his papers to me. A virtual time machine. I was having a terrible year. This report was for 3rd quarter. I pulled out all stops 4th quarter and turned in my poetry notebook for an 'A'! So I did graduate on schedule. Mrs. Pink took me aside and asked "Who wrote that poetry notebook for you?" Of all the tacky, lousy things to say to a student. And from the chairman of the English dept, no less. And that's not the least of it. Miss goody goody pony tail student sitting next to me was given an A+ on her effort. I knocked myself out and took the hill, and still I get beaten out. Truth be told, and I have to be honest even if I come across disprespectful. I thought Pink's class was hokey. She read an obscene passage from a paperback aloud - twice, just I think for the thrill of using the F-word in public under the cover of "educating." There I was only 17, but rolling my eyes; even then I could see what was going on. A teacher trying to be hip, cutting edge. We went dowstairs to watch a movie; I forget what it was. And I chatted with Mr. Pink, her husband. He asked if I had seen Easy Rider. I answered negative, and he rolled his eyes. But guess what. Still today, I have not seen Easy Rider and am not interested. I don't know why that is. I liked Clint Eastwood's "Gran Torino" and his "Million dollar Baby" films. Terrific movies. But I could never sit through any of Quentin Tarantino's stuff. Again, I never saw the point of it. Just like Mrs. Pink's English class! |
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Nancy D. Stahl Melton
Joined: 01/11/10 Posts: 1 View Profile |
RE: Senioritis Posted Monday, July 18, 2011 09:57 PM See "Easy Rider". |
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