I remember loving my 1st grade teacher and being able to sit on my hair (it was that long). In 2nd grade, I remember the teacher having us watch Electric Company and finding it boring. I used to have a contest with my seat mate during TV time where we whispered a word to each other and would try to look it up in the dictionary the fastest. By 3rd grade, I have been told that the teacher said I lacked initiative. The rest of school, I don’t remember as good or bad. I don’t remember standardized tests or recess amounts. I remember bits and pieces along the way, but my final memory from high school is having a teacher ask me if I wanted to apply for a scholarship and me telling him I had a C average. I ended up graduating from the University of California and going to law school – both in my 30s. At my 20 year HS reunion, my best high school friend (who I had not seen in nearly 20 years) asked "how did that happen - you never even liked school."
