#1 phlogg

I can't believe I finally got on this. I might pass this class after all.

The major themes that describe my life as a student are; The fact that I had a lot of good teachers/instructors as I went through elementary, jr. high , and high school.  I had many teachers who encouraged us to talk about current happenings in our society and that kept me coming back to school. I never wanted to miss day of school because I thought I would miss something, or I might be left out. I grew up during times of a lot of social unrest,such as; The Civil Rights Movement, Brown vs. Board of Education, The Viet Nam war, The assassinationof JFK and RFK, also the assassination of MLK, The resignation of Richard Nixon, Watergate, and many other socially trying times. Most of my teachers would encourage talking about these issues in class. That kept me interested in going to school, when I otherwise might have been bored. These discussions happened frequently, out of the blue. Our teachers invited and encouraged us to participate in meaningful and informative conversations. We would have very active conversations about what was happening in the world around us. Talks about Mohammad Ali and his sttements are the ones I remember most, and as the most controversial. I had a lot of open minded, liberal teachers who would go off the subject to discuss things that were on everyones mind, or things that affectedc a lot of us, in our daily lives.  They also taught us the things necesssary to learn in the grade we were in, such as reading, writing, and arithmetic. I remember alway wanting to go to school because if I didn't, I might miss something. I thought school was great; especially after about nine years of age. I felt we were accomplishing good things there. I got to use my mind, and someone was listening to my opinion. We were addressing the worlds problems, and that made me feel good. I felt a part of a community, a society, as well as a part of a solution to the many problems and attitudes prevalent at the time.