When I was a fourth grader…
The Sox and B’s were everything
Freddy Lynn and Bobby Orr were gods
Fenway was Mecca and the Garden was the Sistine Chapel.
The Globe Sunday Sports Page was my Bible
When I was a fourth grader…
I loved to bike alone
I thought deeply (still do)
I was told to hate the Soviets, the Yankees, the Canadiens and the Brits
I questioned everything but I still hate the Yankees
When I was a fourth grader…
Fonzie jumped the shark
Smallpox was still around, but not for long
Elvis left the building
Atari 2600 was the gift that all the rich kids got for Christmas
When I was a fourth grader…
I was a “lab geek”
I went to school for gifted kids
I thought I was smart
I learned I was not
When I was a fourth grader…
Gas was expensive and solar energy was just around the corner
Bugs Bunny and the Three Stooges were always on
I pestered my teacher incessantly
I wanted to be Vinnie Barbarino
When I was a fourth grader…
I was really happy!
What were you like when you were your students’ age?
What was important to you?
What did you worry about?
What really mattered?