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Hackensack History / Re: 1966 Hackensack High School Graduation Program
« on: January 18, 2017, 01:55:06 PM »
Looking back on it now, it seems we were very fortunate to have had so many good teachers at HHS. I know that Mr. Bloom and Mr. Fuhrmann both had long distinguished careers there.
I once had a Latin teacher at HHS named Miss Walker. I remember her because of an incident that I thought was grossly unfair at the time, but which really taught me a valuable lesson.
One day she gave our class a pop quiz (remember those?) for which I was quite unprepared. After some creative guessing, I left the classroom and remarked to someone that I had failed the test. What I didn’t know was that Miss Walker had overheard my comment.
When I got my quiz back, I was surprised to find that I only got 3 answers wrong out of 10, which should have been a passing grade of 70%. Instead, my score was shown as a failing grade of 60%. She had actually written a 70 on my paper, then lined it out in red ink and replaced it with a 60.
Her explanation was that she gave me the grade I expected, not the one I had earned. She said, “Always remember this. If you expect to fail, you will.” I never forgot the lesson.
I once had a Latin teacher at HHS named Miss Walker. I remember her because of an incident that I thought was grossly unfair at the time, but which really taught me a valuable lesson.
One day she gave our class a pop quiz (remember those?) for which I was quite unprepared. After some creative guessing, I left the classroom and remarked to someone that I had failed the test. What I didn’t know was that Miss Walker had overheard my comment.
When I got my quiz back, I was surprised to find that I only got 3 answers wrong out of 10, which should have been a passing grade of 70%. Instead, my score was shown as a failing grade of 60%. She had actually written a 70 on my paper, then lined it out in red ink and replaced it with a 60.
Her explanation was that she gave me the grade I expected, not the one I had earned. She said, “Always remember this. If you expect to fail, you will.” I never forgot the lesson.