JimParker256
1965 Champion 7ECA (O-200)
Interesting sidebar: When I was in 5th grade, we had a substitute teacher one day. I remember it very well, because the date was December 7th, 1969. We were studying about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 28 years earlier. As we talked about it, our substitute teacher parted his hair to show us a scar on his scalp. Turns out that he was 4 years old, his dad was a sailor stationed at Pear Harbor when the attack took place. The scar was from a bullet fired by one of the Japanese aircraft strafing the base. His mother was wounded in the arm at the same time. I tell you, meeting someone who lived through the attack changed the perspective on that event, and brought it to life for a class of 5th graders!
I learned later that Ms. Cavenaugh - our regular teacher - had intentionally planned to be out that day, and had specifically asked him to teach in her place so he would be the one to teach that session. She was probably the best elementary school teacher I ever had! Really knew who to keep a bunch of pre-teens engaged with the material...)
I learned later that Ms. Cavenaugh - our regular teacher - had intentionally planned to be out that day, and had specifically asked him to teach in her place so he would be the one to teach that session. She was probably the best elementary school teacher I ever had! Really knew who to keep a bunch of pre-teens engaged with the material...)
