friday five, three days early!

1. What was/is your favorite subject in school? Why?
i don't think i ever had a real favourite. i liked a lot of my classes. i suppose my top three would have to be (and we're talking highschool, not college): western civilzations, german and drama.

2. Who was your favorite teacher? Why?
i've had a lot of really great teachers. being a smart kid, they all seemed to take a special liking to me, which probably colours my judgement.
there was mrs. muir in kindergarten and first grade who arranged an actual going away party when i moved to victoria at the end of the school year.
miss michaud and miss wong who helped me feel more at ease with being smart and the new kid in class.
mr. layzell whom i was lucky enough to have as my sixth grade teacher the last year he taught.
mr. heglar, that kookie german teacher who was far too cool to be so dorky.
mr. ryan who, as rumor had it, got fired for yelling at one too many kids but was still a witty, intelligent man who made english enjoyable.
mr. broughton, that wacky drama teacher who you were always checking to see if his buttons matched their rightful buttonholes.
mr. harley cunningham whose biting sarcasm made more than one student want to run from his biology classroom crying. but you just had to look at him to know that he was tough only because he was so determined to make us learn and grow.
my favourite? any teacher who has ever taught me anything.

3. What is your favorite memory of school?
school supply shopping! i would insist mom take me out as soon as the first fliers hit our mailbox. of course, that was in early august. i would then spend the next month organizing, writing fake assignments with my new pens on my new paper and generally admiring all my new suppies. i love the smell of new binders!

4. What was your favorite recess game?
four-square!

5. What did you hate most about school?
being fat, smart and unpopular. oh, and having a summer birthday.