When I was in first grade I had a teacher named Dershell. And because she was not married she was a Miss - so it became Miss Dershell or in my mind Mr. Shell - I spent the whole year confused why we were calling a lady Mr.
A childhood belief about teachers
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that when you grow up, you lose your given name and become just Mr., Miss, or Mrs. Whoever.— Andrew Buc
- I used to turn the TV off when I left the room so I didn't miss anything.— S.Lee
- I believed that female teachers got to choose if they wanted to be called "mrs. or miss" — Jenna
- I believed that lightning bugs were faeries....
::sigh:: I miss those enchanted years of my youth.— Andrea Sorenson - A[n] nth grade teacher only had to finish the nth grade when he or she was in school.— MD Caruso
- When I was nine, I thought two eleven-year-olds could get married.Anon