My grandmother was a first-grade teacher.\u00a0She retired a year or so before I was born, so out of seven grandchildren, I am the only one who benefited from spending time at her house on a daily basis. I remember she would read to me and we would play school, where of course, I was always the teacher.\u00a0I remember when my Aunt Ella came to live with my grandmother and we would have tea parties.\u00a0Those are very fond memories and I believe that those special times with my grandmother helped me choose to become an English teacher.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My grandmother was a first-grade teacher.\u00a0She retired a year or so before I was born, so out of seven grandchildren, I am the only one who benefited from spending time … <\/p>\n