Brother Charles, I feel your pain! I was one of those “incessant talkers“ also…
The only difference in my story and yours, other than the racial issue, of course, is that they DID skip me ahead a grade after nine weeks in second grade. I ended up in third, and those are all my friends to this day.
But, as the inevitable “four eyed shrimp“ in the class, I DID have to endure all that junior high school and high school teasing…!
Thanks so much for sharing! A very familiar story for so many.
Brilliant piece.
Brother Charles, I feel your pain! I was one of those “incessant talkers“ also…
The only difference in my story and yours, other than the racial issue, of course, is that they DID skip me ahead a grade after nine weeks in second grade. I ended up in third, and those are all my friends to this day.
But, as the inevitable “four eyed shrimp“ in the class, I DID have to endure all that junior high school and high school teasing…!