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BarkingMadRead@Bklover it‘s the first thing I thought of when she talked about everyone rolling around in the dirt 🤣3mo
AllDebooksI was feeling sorry for them, being sent out into the world at 12. But, OMG,I bet those parents were pulling their hair out! 😱3mo
willafulThis reminded me so much of Understood Betsy -- though weirdly, more the city school than Betsy's idyllic country school. Also brought to mind the Anne books, and the Little House books... it's fun to read this with a strong background in children's literature. 😁3mo
dabbeI cracked up when Miss Higgs told the class she wanted to be their friend, and the students “scented weakness ... from one whose office it was to rule.“ There's a reason why teachers don't smile until 2nd semester. 😂
My first year teaching I had an 8th grade class from hell. I literally begged them to be good and promised them an ice cream party EVERY Friday if they were. Did it work? Nope. Major lesson learned. By me. 😂3mo
KAOAs a retired teacher myself, I was looking forward to this chapter! I am fascinated by accounts of school life from the past! I had a distant relative who was a teacher in a one room schoolhouse in Canada many decades ago—and man oh man, but she had stories to tell!(edited) 3mo
BookwormjillkI was kind of happy Laura wasn‘t top in her class. Nothing wrong with smart girls of course but it seems like every girl in every book ends up number one in her class. Kind of relatable to read about one who was good at some things and not at others.3mo
My first year teaching I had an 8th grade class from hell. I literally begged them to be good and promised them an ice cream party EVERY Friday if they were. Did it work? Nope. Major lesson learned. By me. 😂 3mo