irony
ˈaɪənɪc.1500,fromLatinironiafromGreekeironeia “dissimulation,assumedignorance,”fromeiron “dissembler,”perhapsrelatedtoeirein “tospeak”
Copyright 2008 Holly Jahangiri
Antisocial? I Know I Am, But What Are You?
Holly Jahangiri
Holly Jahangiri is the author of Trockle, illustrated by Jordan Vinyard; A Puppy, Not a Guppy, illustrated by Ryan Shaw; and the newest release: A New Leaf for Lyle, illustrated by Carrie Salazar.
She draws inspiration from her family, from her own childhood adventures (some of which only happened in her overactive imagination), and from readers both young and young-at-heart. She lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, J.J., whose love and encouragement make writing books twice the fun.
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Sounds exactly right to me and I was there!
🙂 I’m glad you’re around to back up some of these stories – truth really is stranger than fiction, sometimes, isn’t it, Dad?
Had my Montessori school teacher written something like that, my father would have set fire to the school. Unfortunately for me, I had teachers who overestimated my abilities and capabilities and living up to them was my problem at home. Being the eldest did not make it any easier as I had to live up to that responsibility as well. My late mother graduated from High School along with my younger brother and after that did a diploma course in Monetessori Teaching. It was then that she realised how unrealistic my teachers had been! By that time of course, I was away from home and fending for myself and these things did not matter.
All teachers are not all that they are cracked up to be.
Thanks for taking me back to my own childhood.
Well, my parents didn’t set fire to anything. But I’m guessing that teacher felt the sting of their ire. And we moved; she was promoted to first grade at the same time I was, and they made sure I wouldn’t be in her classroom again.
You were a trouble maker even back then.
Some things never change. 🙂 *duck*
LOL – I thought her point was that I wasn’t ENOUGH of a troublemaker, back then. Unless trying to read Shakespeare in grade school would be called “trouble.” You could have a valid argument in there, somewhere. 🙂
By the way, the reason I flunked the “Reading Readiness Test” is that I could READ the title – “Reading Readiness Test” – and it was a pattern completion thing. You know, pictures of shapes: circle, square, triangle, circle, square, _______ (what comes next?) I had NO IDEA WHAT THAT HAD TO DO WITH READING WORDS. 🙂 I missed 29/30 – nearly impossible to do, statistically speaking.
The IQ test? Two questions stand out in mind: “What color is coal?” (Um, being a child of the 60s, WHY would I even know that? I was never in trouble with Santa Claus, either – I really had NO data points.) And the other showed a picture of a man, sitting in a chair in his living room, reading a newspaper. It was raining – in his living room. The question? “What’s wrong with this picture?” My answer (which I stand behind to this day): “Nothing.” Reasoning? He doesn’t mind, why should I? And, it’s a picture – how could there be any “right” or “wrong” to art? (See, I had TWO good reasons for my answer. But technically, I can claim to have “flunked” an IQ test.)
Like I said, troublemaker. Anyone who does follow the herd mentality or is inclined to be average, is by definition, a troublemaker.
I meant does NOT follow the herd mentality.
Oh, good you confused me for just a moment, there! 🙂 No, I’ve always danced to the beat of my own little imaginary orchestra.
Yep. Troublemaker. My kindergarten teacher told me I didn’t skip right. I DIDN’T SKIP RIGHT! Alas, we didn’t move when kindergarten was eliminated and I had her again for first grade.
#4 Daughter’s kindergarten teacher wrote me that our daughter was immature. I’m like, “WTF — SHE’S FIVE YEARS OLD. Of COURSE she’s immature!” That woman is still known to our entire family as Frau Messerschmidt.
I’m pretty sure someone told me I didn’t skip right, too! (But I think it was a friend, and it was right up there with “You run/punch like a GIRL!” I was probably still trying to figure out why that was a BAD thing… Fortunately, I don’t think I cared enough to be overly upset by either. LOL There’s a RIGHT way and a WRONG way to SKIP?
re: “immature” – my daughter’s Kindergarten teacher said the same thing! She wanted to keep her back another year. I asked for specific examples. “Well, she still likes to get hugs from me in the morning…” WTF? I can teach her not to, if you consider that inappropriate behavior… The teacher backtracked and said “No, no, no!” at which point, I decided the teacher just liked her so much she wanted to KEEP her for another year. I assured her I’d bring K. back for visits. Unfortunately for them both, we moved to Houston and that wasn’t an option.
Am I the only appalled by what this teacher wrote? You were in Kindergarten not junior high!
No, you are not! My parents made sure there was no way she’d be my teacher again – we MOVED! 🙂 But read the comments before yours. I’m pretty sure everyone thinks she had issues and shouldn’t have been in charge of a classroom full of small children. 🙂
Well I finally found you my dear! Glad to have your blog on my reading list. 🙂
I’m not the one that keeps moving blogs around! 🙂 Hi. I’m glad you found your way (back) to my blog, too, Deb!
When you have three children who are reading by three, you homeschool. Period. They are going to be sent to the library in Kindergarten – at Catholic school prices.
It was easier. They still like me.
I had the best of three worlds: public school, private school, and simultaneously – home school. I just had a LOT of school, but I liked it. I liked my parents fine, too (most of the time – hi, Dad!)