I remember when...
In Gladys Nelson's AP English class I got back my essay entitled "The Iliad as a Sedative' with these comments: "If all you've gotten from 2 weeks studying this is 'sedation' then I've failed as a teacher. I apologize." Little does Mrs. Nelson know how profoundly she's influenced me. I've always been very greatful for her passion to teach us. I fondly recall during our Beowulf study how excited she got telling us about her experience tasting real mead in England, and how she went on and on about Lynn Swann of the Pittsburg steelers the day after the superbowl, no doubt to try and reach some of us laddies.
