tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post4872304491284639792..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: The Graduating ClassJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-38909132471838501062014-03-06T08:35:41.200-08:002014-03-06T08:35:41.200-08:00I've never attended a reunion. I might do my ...I've never attended a reunion. I might do my college one on a major anniversary - but it's a long way to go. My high school class was so large (900-ish) students - and me being a class ahead age-wise - means I really hung out with kids in the year after mine - and I hardly know anyone that was in my class.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-44402767542765882682014-02-28T22:50:28.513-08:002014-02-28T22:50:28.513-08:00You're right about that, Far Side. Some people...You're right about that, Far Side. Some people thrive on those reunions. Then, I've had friends tell me "it wasn't worth it" about traveling cross country to attend my own reunion.<br /><br />As far as my grandmother goes, this must have been something that meant a great deal to her. She didn't save that many personal papers, so for these to have survived all those "trash the clutter" vendettas really shows me something.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-52568922170325039572014-02-28T22:47:47.911-08:002014-02-28T22:47:47.911-08:00I think you are right about that, Wendy. I don'...I think you are right about that, Wendy. I don't think the course of study was as lengthy as it is now--especially in those states which subsequently added additional credentialing requirements past the four year bachelor's degree!<br /><br />Then, too, early graduation can shrink that age difference even more. In my own case, I finished my college undergrad work early, then found myself teaching right out of college. The high school kids I was working with were not really all that much younger than I was at the time.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-80923596321718725802014-02-26T19:27:58.614-08:002014-02-26T19:27:58.614-08:00Some people are real keen on these reunions, like ...Some people are real keen on these reunions, like my husband. Me not so much. Your Grandmother must have had some good memories with her classmates:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-78992677432856654212014-02-26T04:28:18.160-08:002014-02-26T04:28:18.160-08:00Today's 78-year-olds seem younger than in your...Today's 78-year-olds seem younger than in your grandmother's day, so it is rather remarkable that the class held a reunion at all. Then for one of the teachers to attend is a surprise too. However, as I think about my grandaunts' college experiences, I realize the teacher could actually have been your grandmother's age. Of course, the standards might have varied by state, but in Virginia a student with an eighth grade education could enroll at the teachers' college to earn a one or two-year certificate. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com