I was a student of Auntie Edna in Fall 1992. I spent my first term of pre-school at Jolly Tots. I had just turned 2 years old at the end of August and I started that September. With the exception of my mother and my Auntie Judy, Auntie Edna was my very first teacher and the start of my formal education. Almost 30 years later, I still have wonderful, fond memories of Auntie Edna and I often wondered what became of her. She was very encouraging and I was very happy at her school. She was an excellent teacher. I was only there for one term but it clearly left a lasting impact. The school work we did was intellectually stimulating. She very quickly realised that I had already mastered the alphabet and so she introduced me to phonics and I started learning to read while under her care. It didn't matter to her what age I was, she would write 2 or 3 letter words on a board and she would get so excited when I sounded them out and read them correctly. Unfortunately due to an asbestos discovery at the pre-school my mother moved me to sunnyside primary school in January 1993 and my kindergarten teacher there was a nightmare:/. No more reading, no more careful attention,no more encouragement, it was like I had regressed. Eventually when the kindergarten teacher got tired of me always trying to answer the questions that she asked the class, she ignored me completely. I was so unhappy, it was the opposite of how I was treated at Jolly Tots. Anyway, I just wanted to say that Auntie Edna was a wonderful person, she will live on in my memory and I credit her with helping me to get started on my academic journey.
wrote
Report
Comments