Origins of the Shorter School
The building where I attended all 12 grades of public school was constructed in 1938. It was only 10 years old when I started school there in 1948. In the 1946-1947 school year, Shorter High School published a year book, its first in five years. It was dedicated to...
19) The School Bus
Wade and I both started school while living at the little house. Wade started in 1944, and I started in 1948. I will tell more about the school experience when I get to that topic. In this essay, I want to focus on the school bus. The school...
20) Starting to School
In September 1948, there was a huge change in my life. The preschool days of playing long days year-round at the Little House came to and end. The big yellow school bus drove up in front of the house, and I got on. I would be getting on a bus, except for summer...
1.33 A Story About Schools
Public education was and is the great American dream. Nevertheless, since the 1950s, we have seen a broad-based movement toward the privatization of education. It is against this background that I tell my story. Stephen Covey who wrote The 7 Habits of Highly Effective...