Is this your Class? Janet Class of 1945 2nd & 4th grades Rosemont School Mr. White was principal ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 4:49 PM Subject: [GEORGIA] Teachers Wow, why look as far back as the 1800,s. Frankly, I think that much had not been changed until about 1950. I signed my first teaching contract in Georgia ( won't name the county) in 1945. I signed that I would not smoke, drink, dance or get married. We were not allowed to even have a cup of coffee. My first class was a second and fourth combination with forty-nine students. I taught reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, history, health, music and art. Music and art were taught twice weekly. Just a little break. And on top of that I had to build a fire in the old pot belly stove for heat. Guess what, that was my hardest task. Students in those days were not passed unless that knew the work. In the fourth grade, I had a student that was 15 years old. And would you believe, I was only seventeen. My professor at Auburn once said, "Teachers are not made, they are born teachers" Sure believe that statement. One the "Columbus gone but not forgotten" website there is a picture with all my students and me of that year. Please don't ask for the link as my computer hard drive has just been wiped clean and I lost all my favorites. So if someone has that link would sure appreciate getting it. I graduated from a Jr Teachers College in GA and believe it or not I got more education that my children did in the 60,s and 70,s with four years. Things began to change in 1946, teachers did not have to sign that they would not marry. Also, in 1947, a teachers lounge was provided for our 15 minute break and we could have coffee in that room only. In the early 1900,s students were taught the major basics and I would challenge four year college students to try and pass our seventh and eighth grades tests. When I was in college, I had one test that lasted five hours. My how things have changed. Some say students are smarter that in my generation. No, that is not true. They might be smarter in higher education with all the inventions and space knowledge, and it is true they are more street wise but when it comes to adding, subtracting, reading and very important, history, past history of this nation, they in my opinion, "dumber than dirt" as I have heard some professors say. My, did not mean to give a lecture, but that,s the way it was, folks. Pat ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.8/489 - Release Date: 10/20/2006