See that? That’s the same pattern as my phone cover. It was like when someone walks by wearing a dress you also own. So weird!
Day: June 10, 2017
Immortal Piano turns out to be an aspirational name
I always enjoyed the cheerful 50s-style neon of the sign, as well as the fact that this was a place where I could always go and purchase a piano. But alas, the Immortal Piano is no more. I’m part of the problem, what with my digital keyboard and all.
Found in notepad
I didn’t have a notebook and needed one for the conference I was attending. I grabbed an old notepad and ripped out some page so as to make my own smaller pages. And here was a list of classmates. I can tell by the presence of the name Abby, that this is from one of my Middle School Math Certificate classes. I used to make a list of names on the first day, and then quiz myself before every class. That way, when I needed to point out that Ida had a good point, I could just say, “Ida has a good point,” rather than, “I agree with her.” [waves vaguely in the direction of Ida]
People marveled over how I learned everyone’s name, but it wasn’t hard. They mostly sat in the same order each week. And learning names quickly is an important skill for a teacher to have.