During a time of racial crisis, we went to an abbreviated day with no study halls nor lunch. In the En Dept., we taught Quarter Courses. This meant that for five classes, we potentially taught twenty courses in a year. English skills were taught within the context of a theme. My own background and interest led to classes in Black poetry & Lit as well as Sociology & Psychology. Since my dear friend, the Guidance Counselor Sara Walker, thought all Black kids should be with me, I had, one year, one White kid out of 150. If you don’t know this, let me tell you that African-American kids are VERBAL!!!! So, just know that our classes were a tad loud and very enthusiastic. we had a blast and we learned!!! I tried to do a daily survey in the psych & soc classes … they gave insight into ourselves and each other. One day, in teaching a little about OCD and how there are things we really don’t notice, my survey was “Folder or Crumpler” … be kind and don’t inquire where I was when I remembered this. It had to do with toilet paper!!! Well, the kids fell out. We always laughed a lot but this was hysterical. Everyone was checking on the hands raised for each … and my hand raised as well. We followed with a much more serious discussion but it was the wonderful laughter and friendship I remember best. How I love my babies … even if they are in their fourties & fifties today!!!