just me jim W. Chapter 02

Chapter 02

“JustmeJimW Education”

My Education began At the age 5, If your birthday was before December 1, you start school at the age of 4, If your birthday was after December 1, you start school at the age of 5, My birthday was December 7, 1948, So I star School at age 5, First day of kindergarten was September 12, 1954, my family just bought a new house, for the first few week, My dad drove me to School, I remember the day my mom sign me for kindergarten, I was not to happy, as I need it to get some shot, after I was sign up, my mom me bought some peanut, then we walk one block, and three house, see our my home.

In kindergarten, the others kids, made fun of me, because of the way I talk, I did stand of for myself, I just took, but they sometimes where I did fought back, and I always lost.

I went to W. F. Prisk Elementary School in Long Beach, Ca., I do not way, but it is important to me, that my class, was the first class to Start kindergarten and go all the six grade.

I was a poor and lazy student, back then the teacher would pass me to next grade, So I would not be in they class, following year. To this day, I cannot write, I only print, Without Spell check, and A dictionary, I would be, misspell most in word, At prisk one teacher told me, I was a lazy Speller, I would look in the dictionary the hard word spell, and I would miss the simply word.

They want to put in Special Education class, With all the Handicap kids, I have no mentally disabled, I do have Brain Danger, which make me talk the way I do. At that time my Doctor told, that I was left hand because of my Brain Danger, in 1997, I told my Doctor, he just laugh, and being left hand, have nothing to with my Brain Danger.

I can only remember my 5^th and 6^th teacher, all other teacher I do not remember, I remember them, As they try to made me, A better student, but it did not work.

In the 5^th grade, one day we have A substitute teacher, she I the class, if we all like the color paper she was hold, I say no, As I did not like it, She send me to the principal office, for something, I told the

Principal, my story, he told to back to class, and do not it anymore.

That is only time I remember going to the principal office at prisk.

On June 12, 1961, I graduate from Prisk.

On September 11, 1961 I enter Stanford Junior high, Today It is Stanford middle School, oh well.

Back in 60’s, they was no busing, So I have to walk to

Stanford Junior high, I lived three house for Stanford Junior high, so it was the far to way, today is rain hard, I was all wet, from the rain, one kids mom, ask I want to take home to change wet clothes, into dry clothes, I say no. I was no big deal.

I was still a poor student, I did not Care, I did some of my homework, but not all. The kids was no help, they kids from other

elementary school, Who did take time, to know me. I gym class, I was the last to be pick for A team. I was good at football, baseball, and very Runner.

My report card was D-, D, and C, I got B, in 8^th grade gym class.

In the 8^th grade, I took type, I could not type At all, The teacher told I would gotten an f, but I got A, on write test, the test was like what are “the home keys” and “how do you set a tab?”, I knew all that I did not learn how to type.

Also in 8^th grade, my Science was going on A field trip, I want to go, but it was only one bus, and the teacher pick, only the best student, So I was not pick to go, I cry, two days before field trip, about five student, who was going on field trip, could not go, So the teacher pick me to go on field trip, It was fun.

In the 9^th Grade, they dance on Friday in the Gym, When I ask some girl, most they say no, one girl just laugh, the ones who felt sorry for me, yes.

On June 19, 1964, I graduate from Stanford Junior high.

On September ??, 1964, I enter R. A. Millikan high School, We was know As the ram, (R.A.M.illikan), they was no busing, So I have to walk to Millikan high. The walk was about two miles,

At Millikan high, I had no Social life, no real friend.

They was 1,150 Student in my Class, List rank 931^st in graduating class, my G.P.A. was 1.83,I did miss a day of school in my senior year, I think I only miss 6 day of high School.

In my sophomore year, ran for rally chairman,( I want to run for class president, buy they told me no) on student Class, and I lost.

I tried out for the water polo team, and did make it, Do you know you must know how swim, to be on the water polo team.

In my junior year, one day the boy’s assistant principals came, and took me to his office, he told that day before they was a flight, and some boy nose was broken, he pick my picture out of the yearbook, as the boy who broken his nose, I told the assistant principals, it was not me, but the assistant principals, give me the day off, so the friends, would hurt me.

In my senior year, I took drama, and have a small part in the play on “borrow time”, I think I had, fives line.

I also took public speaking, I made up the speech, as I went along, I got “B”, in that Class.

On June 15, 1961, I graduate from Millikan high.

There was many graduation part, but I was not invite, anyone of them, but me and friend crash one, but it was the same as being invite to you.

1977, I went to my ten year high school reunion, I ask list lady, who, I knew in high school, if she remember me, her respond was, sorry Jim, I do not remember you.

1987, I went to my 20^th high school reunion, It was about four month after my dad die, Saw two or three friend who knew my dad, told them about him.

2002, was my 35^th class reunion, but we have A Millikan all class reunion picnic. Saw some old friends, and made some news.

The Spring of 1968, I start at Long beach city junior college, the class I took got me an Associate science degree in Culinary arts, in my class I learn how to be a chef, I learn how to make salads, how to bake desserts and bread, I once cut down A side of beef, I also learn to fry foods for dinner.

We once had a cookies sells, I bake 1200 dozen cookies.

Get my Associate science degree, I had to get class outside of my cooking class, I took a health class, and got an “D”, I almost got a “f”, but I got a “A” on my term paper, The class I enjoy the most was A Vocabulary class, it help me a lot with by Vocabulary. In my modern science class, I almost pass out, I was A movie about heart Surgery, when I saw the blood, I start to pass out, So ran to drink some water, tht teacher came, see that I was OK, I was, after I had some water. I my history class, I knew the teacher son, from high school, the son and I, did not get A long, I do not know how, this happen, but my term paper, got lost, an I got an “D” in the class, I my government class, the teacher say on first day, he dose give “A”, so I shock to get a “B”, in that class.

As I was under 21, I had to take A gym class, which was football, on the last day of my football class, the teacher say, we have two teams, if you are on the winner team, you will get a “A”, if you on lose team you would get A “B”, I was on the winner team. So I got “A”.

I week before I graduate from Long beach city junior college, I got a letter say that I was not graduate, As I did take US history, the next I took my history report to office, show them I took history, I took in the summer, at difference campus, They made a phone, and say that was I right, So did graduate

On June 16, 1971, at 10:00, I graduate from Long beach city junior college, At noon on same day, I was to take my final in my government class, I ask the teacher if I could take my final before I graduate, he say yes.

So now you know that do have an Education.