R.I.P. Dorothy Stafford

A Tip of The Cap to a Real American

Best teacher I ever had in school, and one of the sincerest people I've known.

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I remember Mrs. Stafford teaching TAG at Forest Hills.

 

Back in the days when they used to have TAG. Now, it's a lunch once a month to play Scrabble with other TAG students.

 

I remember some of my better teachers from my entire lifetime.

 

I did this a few years ago. Try it.

Make a list of all teachers you had in grade school. Yes, all 6 periods in junior & senior high.

I remembered all personalities, but forgot many names. I returned to my list a few days later and filled in more names, but some are permanently forgotten.

If you're in your 20s, well you'll have it easier.

 

I do have at least a couple of personality memories of every teacher, though. There are 3 levels of teacher memory--personality, face, name. Most faces are blurry in my memory, but I'm not a face person.