Is there anything that you learned in elementary school that is still stuck in your head?
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I learned to stamp my shoes off outside before coming in.  I had a teacher in 4th grade that kept me inside from recess one day, because my shoes had been dirty so the floor under my desk was dirty.  She made me get down on my hands and knees and sweep up (with a little bittie broom) the dirt/sand that had fallen off my shoes.  \n\nI really DID NOT like that teacher after that...who keeps a 9 year old in from recess to sweep?  Why was I doing the janitor's job?  It's not like I intentionally caked my shoes with dirt, just to drop it in her class.  What a nasty old lady...anyway, that's what stuck with me
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i learned that the really strict catholic school i went to up till 8th grade taught me a lot more than some of the other schools around were teaching. in 9th grade i took all the honors or college-prep classes, and a lot of it was stuff i had already done in 6th grade. but, that kinda hurt me too, because i had already done that stuff, i got used to not having to really work at it. by 11th grade things caught up with me, but i was so used to not trying that i didnt care to open a book at all unless i was going to fail.
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I started school when I was 4. I stayed in school until I was 39. I went back when I was 42. I take a class or two every semester. I LOVE school. I am 51 now and educated way beyond my intelligence. It is amazing what I know and what I don't know. I have 5 degrees. Can you imagine?
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Thats pretty funny. I have one too.\n\n\nA group of kindergartners were trying very hard to become accustomed to the first grade. The biggest hurdle they faced was that the teacher insisted on NO baby talk! \n \n"You need to use 'Big People' words," she was always reminding them. \n \nShe asked Chris what he had done over the weekend? "I went to visit my Nana." "No, you went to visit your GRANDMOTHER. Use 'Big People' words! \n \nShe then asked Mitchell what he had done. "I took a ride on a choo-choo." She said "No, you took a ride on a TRAIN. You must remember to use 'Big People' words." \n \nShe then asked little Alex what he had done? "I read a book," he replied. "That's WONDERFUL!" the teacher said. "What book did you read?" \n \n[You'll love this] \n \nAlex thought real hard about it, then puffed out his chest with great pride and said, "Winnie the SH*T."
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My first year I taught first grade and I had a wonderful class.  I remember the last day of school.  I had a surprise for my students.  I told my class that I would be teaching second grade the following year and that some of them would be in my class.  I remember crying before my kids left because after all it was my first year teaching and I knew some will be in another class.  My memorable moment came at the end of that second year because more than half of that class had been with me for 2 whole years, and my first two years of teaching at that.  I was going around the class and asking students to share stories about the last two years.  Some said they would remember how I always turned red when I laughed, some said they would remember hearing the radio every morning as they walked in (I would sometimes forget to turn it on) some said they would remember the christmas parties and we just shared memories.  One particular student, who never displayed any emotions had his head down the whole time.  I just figured he was bored by the whole thing since he was like the little typical "macho" kid in the class.  When I got to him, I said Frankie, what will you remember.  When he finally looked at me he had been crying the whole time because he realized that after two years of being his teacher he would be moving on.  I was floored and all I could do was cry too.  Then, well needless to say the waterworks started and half of my class was crying.  I would never forget that because as he was leaving, Frankie said, you are the best teacher I've ever had.  I knew he had meant it.
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Yes in Mendicino, California ten years ago when I was in elementary school. I can barely remember the experience there. It was actually a school field trip.
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Did a good one once, long time ago now.....teacher was late, so we put the clock forward 5 minutes. Then they went out of the room briefly 3 times during the lesson, each time we put it forward another 5! So we got out 20 minutes from a 55 minute lesson!\n\nOne we did on a friend was spend a couple of weeks beforehand making suggestive remarks and hushed conversations about pulling something on her, then we did nothing. She was soooooo paranoid all morning, that was actually the most fun we ever had with pranks!
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As a teacher the best one I ever heard was, "I squeezed the toothpaste too hard and it took me half an hour to get it back into the tube."\n\nAlso a good laugh was the boy who told me, "Last night while I was asleep my dog peed on the clothes I had ready for school and I didn't have any more clean clothes so my mom had to wash them and dry them before I could come to school."\n\nHOw about, "My dog ate my alarm clock"? That's a common one ...I see you already have it.\n\n"Our toaster is really old so it takes a long time to get all the toast made and this morning it was my turn to be last."\n\n"Last night our house was invaded by ants and it took an hour this morning for us to kill them all."\n\nReally, we teachers have heard lots of them, and we usually know that the real reason is that you overslept or something like that, so the truth is usually the best option .... unless you can think of something really funny that will give everyone a chuckle and if your teacher is the sort of person who will appreciate it ...they'll still know it's just a story but it might help .... if you don't make a habit of being late!!
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why don't you call the school and I'm sure they'll look it up for you. Your asking ELEMENTARY SCHOOL!! For Gods Sake!
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I would try to find songs for remembering the facts. Also, many people do not consider practicing the "count bys" or skip counting to remember rather than the actual math problems. Try having her sing one of the songs for a few days. Then ask her the facts. If she forgets when you are practicing facts, remind her of the song. Here is one example, but you would really benefit by borrowing a video or CD with all of the count by facts. Here it goes. \n\nThe itsy bitsy spider learns to count by 8s - 8, 16, 24, 32, and 40, 48, and 56, 64 and 72, 8 x 10 is 80, that's the end.\n\nI teach third grade and learned this technique from my special ed. collaborative math teacher who's special ed. kids learned multiplication facts through this strategy. This way they have another way to associate and connect the facts rather than just by the facts.\nGood luck!
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It was 7th grade science class, we were going over the planets. We were all taking notes from the old projection boards.  The teacher was about to clear off the notes and I was not done coping them...So I yelled out " Wait I'm still on your anus!"(Uranus).  I was horrified and everyone in the class started laughing so hard including the teacher.  That was my most embarrassing moment.
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There are so many, it's hard to know where to start.  I guess I'd have to go with:\n\n"Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?" —Florence, S.C., Jan. 11, 2000
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When I went to my first day of grade school we were seated alphabetically, so I wound up next to this kid from India. Being so noticeably different he didn't talk much to anyone, so within a month he was more or less shunned by everybody (including myself).\nOne day the teacher was out of the room and a spitball fight erupted, but as usual the kid from India just sat there doing nothing. About a minute into the chaos I saw him wad up an entire sheet of paper and stick it in his mouth. He didn't throw it, he just kept working it in his mouth until his saliva turned it into a pulp. When he finally let it fly it hit the blackboard with a splatt and left a mess of paper bits about two feet in diameter. There was a collective "whoa" from the rest of the class before the spitball fight continued, but this kid just sat there with a little grin on his face, saying nothing the whole time.\nNeedles to say I was incredibly impressed. To a six year old boy there's not a whole lot that compares to a perfect spitball, so I knew right  then that I just found a new best friend. \nI suppose when I look back, it was my friendship with this kid that first allowed me to open up to other cultures, and eventually to the beauty in other religions.\nIn a very real way, I owe my spiritual development to a spitball.
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Here's one for ya..I was about maybe in the 3rd grade and we went on a trip to the local Zoo.. At that time.. The elephants were only chained by their ankles in a barn like setting.. We were allowed to feed them peanuts.. Well, some one put a peanut on my head and the elephants took it off w/ their trunks and I had elephant schmuck on my head for the rest of the day and trip home.. Everyone was laughing at me and I did not find it amusing at all.... Strange.. The things you remember when a question of this nature is posted.. Have a nice day!
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Mrs. Ricca, my 6th grade teacher back in the 1960s.  I wish I knew where she was so I could tell her this!  She showed me what I could do and helped me to build my self-confidence.
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Memories that call up emotions, sensations, or other memories.\n\nFor instance, recalling your 7th grade Science Fair may bring back that godforsaken "Wheels Of the Bus" song because you had to listen to it for 4 hours on the way to the Fair.  It could also "bring back" the smell of watermelon gum, because someone put it in your seat and you sat in it on accident and had it stuck on you for the rest of the day.
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Yeah - Winnie the Pooh Rainbow School. I remember things about it, still. Helping with cheese and crackers, nap time, and using a marble to paint on a tray.