My 4th grade class photo. This was just posted to facebook by an old classmate. I’m in the top row, fourth from the right.
Of all the teachers I had, this particular teacher made a sustained negative impression on me. The classic example of her personality [disorder] was the fact that she refused to be called Ms. Garamella, but rather Mz. Garamella. All these years I thought I was alone in my hatred for her, but facebook comments exploded with similar sentiments just minutes after this was posted. I feel like a 17 year weight was just lifted.