Even weirder, coming across an old teacher, when you’re in a new school.
I had this happen to me twice, first time, the teacher was a student teacher when I was in year 5. he ended up being my year 7 teacher, before I left that horrible school. How horrible was that school? I was sent to boarding school to find some relief from the endless, violent bullying that was pushing me to the point I would have stabbed someone (the relief from bullying was short-lived). The teacher, he ‘had a shooting accident’, aka, suicided.
The school that I went to from Year 5 (student teacher above), when I entered year 6, the teacher then, ended up as my teacher when I was in year 12, my senior year. He was one of the housemasters at the boarding school as well. I recognised him, he didn’t recognise me. I later came across him again, in another town, 8 years later…
Let’s not limit it to teachers. (Although I may be particularly bad about dealing with it.) There are a lot of people who I may know from X, but when I see them at totally different location, Y, I find myself going, “Man, (s)he looks familiar… Who is that?”
I somehow didn’t imagine that Pam would be the type to homeschool her children. I’m guessing that the R U Sirius may not have enough children on board to justify dedicated classrooms.
I wonder if Pam is her real name, and whether she’s named after the cooking spray or the dishwashing liquid (Pam-olive). (Actually, Pam Olive might be her first and middle names, with her last name being Oyl.)
David Huie Green ForceIsAUsefulFiction 10 months ago
Recognizing parents as real people may as hard as realizing children are too.
therese_callahan2002 10 months ago
Back in 1978, I ran into my old kindergarten teacher downtown.
chuckcork1 10 months ago
Even weirder, coming across an old teacher, when you’re in a new school.
I had this happen to me twice, first time, the teacher was a student teacher when I was in year 5. he ended up being my year 7 teacher, before I left that horrible school. How horrible was that school? I was sent to boarding school to find some relief from the endless, violent bullying that was pushing me to the point I would have stabbed someone (the relief from bullying was short-lived). The teacher, he ‘had a shooting accident’, aka, suicided.
The school that I went to from Year 5 (student teacher above), when I entered year 6, the teacher then, ended up as my teacher when I was in year 12, my senior year. He was one of the housemasters at the boarding school as well. I recognised him, he didn’t recognise me. I later came across him again, in another town, 8 years later…
LawrenceS 10 months ago
Let’s not limit it to teachers. (Although I may be particularly bad about dealing with it.) There are a lot of people who I may know from X, but when I see them at totally different location, Y, I find myself going, “Man, (s)he looks familiar… Who is that?”
Darwinskeeper 10 months ago
I somehow didn’t imagine that Pam would be the type to homeschool her children. I’m guessing that the R U Sirius may not have enough children on board to justify dedicated classrooms.
phritzg Premium Member 10 months ago
I wonder if Pam is her real name, and whether she’s named after the cooking spray or the dishwashing liquid (Pam-olive). (Actually, Pam Olive might be her first and middle names, with her last name being Oyl.)
DaBump Premium Member 10 months ago
Adorable!
Doug K 10 months ago
Whose kids are you?
JPuzzleWhiz 10 months ago
By coincidence, I read Big Nate right before coming here.
geese28 10 months ago
I use to think homeschooling was strange and public school was normal. Today however….
mistercatworks 10 months ago
Most teachers cannot afford to get out much. :(
cuzinron47 10 months ago
Well Mom isn’t her real name.
Bilan 10 months ago
At my school, we didn’t need to take breaks to fight space octopuses.
MissScarlet Premium Member 10 months ago
It’s really weird to run into your teacher in public when she’s a nun. Very disorientating.
MissScarlet Premium Member 10 months ago
Home schooling is illegal in some EU countries.
Jonathan Bridge Premium Member 10 months ago
See “Calvin and Hobbes”- 07/16/1993.