Sadhana : Practical Mystic

Re: Week 17: School

Sadhana said Sep 1, 2006, 11:32 AM:

 

Okay, late catching up but here it is.  And a copy:

Where did you go to elementary school, middle school, high school?
The northwest suburbs of Chicago - Kensington Elementary, Miner Junior High, Prospect High School.

Who was your favorite teacher and why? Who was the scariest teacher and why?
I liked most of my teachers.  A candidate for both favorite and scariest was my English teacher in high school, Mrs. Vandergriff.  She was the only teacher EVER to send a note home to my PARENTS saying I was getting a BAD GRADE!!!  She actually scared me into putting some effort in (because school was mostly so easy for me) and taught me a lot of good literature and writing skills.

What subjects did you excel in and why? What subjects were not so great to study and why?
I was good at all the academic subjects.  I had trouble with speech class because I was so shy, and P.E. because I just wasn't interested.

Did what you learned in elementary school, middle school, high school really help you in college? If Yes, then how - If not, then what would have been better for you?
Academics, yes.  Social/life skills, not so much.  Encouragement and support for individual expression, maybe some more self-defense classes, would have been better.