A Blast From the Past, Education-Style

[gnomi]

So, a couple of weeks ago, some of my classmates in the class I'm taking had a chemistry test they were studying for (they were quizzing each other before our class started). Last night, I finally remembered to ask one of them how the test went. Well, he said, he got a base grade of a C. And then there was a grade curve, which brought him up to a B-. And then, he said, Mr. Cunningham pushed everyone's grade up a bit more, so he (my classmate) ended up with a B.

"Wait," I said. "This teacher, Mr. Cunningham...is he, like, older than the hills?"

"Yes," my classmate responded. "He's really old."

"I think I had him when I was in high school," I said. "Not only that, he was my mother's 10th-grade homeroom teacher at Malden High School."

So I sent my classmate back to his next chemistry class with greetings from me to Mr. Cunningham. :-)

Small, small world.

Comments

[arib.livejournal.com]

Holy cow! Mr. Cunningham's still kicking around?

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Apparently so. I was astounded (since I know he was at least of teacher-age when my mother was in high school). But it sounds like it's the same Mr. Cunningham.

[ckd]

Time to check his clothes for a concealed sword pocket?

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

In the end, there can be only one Chemistry teacher? :-)

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Yike! He seemed to be in his 50s 20 years ago... maybe we should ask which chemicals he's using?

[etrevino.livejournal.com]

You know, in the real world, people graduate high school, go to college, and live far far away from their home! ;-)

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Heh. You're right -- he might be well preserved!

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Uh...I figured that after going 6,000 miles away, it was time to come back.

[etrevino.livejournal.com]

Touché. Or, as we say in Alabama, Towch.

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

The factor you're missing (because Nomi didn't mention it) is that she attended Maimonides, but the Drivers Ed class she's taking now is with a group of students at Brookline High. Mr. Cunningham basically taught at three different schools -- Malden, Maimonides, and Brookline -- and it's an incredible coincidence that she keeps running into him (or people who are in his class).

[etrevino.livejournal.com]

Truly, my flippancy has inspired a bevy of replies! A plethora of posts! A mass of missives! A raft of writing!