The kids have gone bananas in Mary Gresham s first-grade class at Andrew Jackson Elementary School. In the hands of a dedicated teacher like Gresham, bananas are magic. This is, after all, a woman who almost cannot recall a time in her life when she didn t want to be a school teacher. I grew up in Trenton and I had good teachers there, and I always wanted to be a teacher. I never was one of those people who was undecided about what they want to do.
People say, that s so physically challenging.
I say I hope to teach, Lord willing, until I m 65, and I hope it will be in first grade. They re so responsive at that age. It s such a fun thing to see them learn to read. Since most elementary school teachers use some kind of motivational theme in their classes to encourage good behavior and productivity, Gresham was pondering an approach. They know she will select one boy and one girl for the honor at day s end.