January 11th, 2008

I’ve been finishing up the book about schoolmarms of the Old West and remembering the truly inspirational teachers I’ve known. I was in Germany during my eigth grade year and enjoyed all the art classes I had with Mrs. Lucille Ramsey. She was smart and well dressed and had done away with the traditional desks and chairs and replaced them with pillows and stools. It was the mid-70s and she was very progressive. She was an encourager too. No matter what outlandish art project students worked on she praised us for our effort. That’s what I remember best about Mrs. Ramsey. She made you think you had potential just in your trying and it made you want to try harder.