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I used to believe…

When I was little I once asked my parents how to talk to the kids that were in the special education program at my school and my parents told me to just talk to them like I would talk to anybody else. When I was 8 I was suddenly given this battery of tests that none of my friends had to take and placed in a special class part of every day. Everybody treated me the same as they ever did and I became certain I must be retarded. It was the "gifted program" but I didn't believe anyone when they told me that, not for years.

I used to believe…

Every year at school they had a special week devoted to fire safety. After a while, I assumed that fires were really common and that eventually everyones house would burn down at some point. Some nights I went to bed in near tears because I thought it could be the last night in my house since it could burn down. I even planned out what toys I would take out of the fire with me.

I think they went over board on Fire Safety Week.

I used to believe…

When I was in like first grade, I believed that teacher's last names were also there first. For example, I had a teacher named Mrs. Davies, and I thought her first name was Davies.

I used to believe…

During 1st year of elementary a boy hit me, so I complained to the teachers. They said his name was Peter - for half a year I used to believe that every bully's name was Peter.

I used to believe…

At the end of first grade, I was told I was going to skip second grade. The first day of school, when my mom came to wake me up I was very confused. I thought I got a year off for being smart and could stay home and play all year!

I used to believe…

My 1st grade teacher left abrubtly in the middle of the school yeah, so i asked my mom why. Not wanting to go into specifics, she told me he was an alien, and, being 5, i thought she meant from Mars, not Mexico.

I used to believe…

When I was extremely young, I used to think that if you got on the "A" or "B" honor roll, it meant you'd written an essay where every single word began with an "A" and that was how you got on the honor roll. Same thing with "B" honor rolls.

I used to believe…

When I was in 3rd grade, my teacher had a bee-hive hairdo. I'm talking like at least a foot and a half tall. One of my friends told me that she hid dead babies in her hair, and I totally believed her! Actually, I think everyone in the class did. She wasn't a very nice teacher.

I used to believe (in elementary school) that students would get in trouble if they dare called their teachers by their first names. I didn't even know my teacher's first names, until years later when I was looking over my school report cards, class pictures, etc. I didn't know my first grade teacher's name was Margaret Mitchell, same as the lady who wrote, "Gone With the Wind."

I used to think that if a house had the same number as your classroom, the teacher lived there. In kindergarten my room number was 305. once we drove by a house with the same number and I thought my teacher lived there.

I used to believe…

one time in the 4th grade i hade accidently poked a boy in the back with a sharp pencil.i immeditly said sorry and started 2 cry fearing the cops would come get me 4 giving the boy lead poisining.

I used to believe…

When I was in Kindergarten, I believed that my teachers were the most intelligent people in the world! Why?... Because they knew how to spell mine and all the other kids names.

I used to believe…

In seventh grade, my best friend Tess and I used to
believe that the evil home and careers teacher Mrs.
DeCotis, wore a wig because her hair bounced up
and down. We also believed she rode on a broomstick because she lured kids into her house and supposely ate them. In eight grade my teacher
Mrs.Male told us she actually wore a wig! But the
broomstick flying and eating kids wasn't.

I'm Gifted and Talented, so me and a few friends skipped recess a day a week to go see a counselor to help us with our 'troubles'. While we were gone, a girl in our class named Julianna spread around a rumor that we were actually aliens and that was the time we had to go back and take pills so we could keep looking like humans. She also said that 'Gifted' meant we had special powers like setting fire to things with our eyes ^^ I wish.

I believed that teachers did not ever go to the bathroom until the 4th grade. That year our bathroom had a "big" special stall. I didn't know what for until I saw stockings and teacher shoes. Not to mention she was having an upset stomach. I felt really silly and shocked!

I used to believe…

My daughter was slightly ADHD when she was younger and took some of her classes as remedial. We were thinking about this time of moving to a smaller town, and when we were on our way to look at the house - she, being 8 said "oh good they have slow children too!" You know the sign that means slow down children present!

I got almost everyline wrong in the pledge:

I pledge a lesion, to the flag of the United Stakes of America
And to the republic, for Richard Stanz
One nation, undergone,
with little tea, and just ice, for all

This was cleared up when, in 2nd grade, it was my turn to say it over the PA system.