Dear Mini-Lori, Mini-Lori for Vice President You’re finally in the 6th grade. You’ll run for Vice President of your school, which is surprising, considering how much you hate very public activities. Running for President is Jimmy, one of your classmates. He’s one of the smart, Caucasian kids in your class. You’ll assume you can use [...]
Archive | September, 2009
1973-1974: 5th Grade – Lead by Example
Dear Mini-Lori, Goodbye Ponytails You’re in Miss Hermes’ 5th grade class now. Yes, Miss Hermes was your brother’s teacher too. And yes, she’ll have the same expectations of you. You’ll learn that you don’t like to read. You really need to get over this and learn to love reading now rather than later. Trust me, [...]
1972-1973: 4th Grade – Be Competitive in Everything, Not Just Sports
Dear Mini-Lori, 3rd grade is a blur. Was it because of the tobogganing accident? You do have memories from the 4th grade. You try out for basketball and make the team. Around the second grade, your brother taught you basketball and tennis and you’re really good. You learn that you’re very competitive and this finally [...]
1971-1972: 3rd Grade – Be a Risk Taker, but be Safe
Hi Mini-Lori, Your Most Traumatic Experience Ever One of your most traumatic experiences was when you were in a sledding accident while you were tobogganing with your father. In the wintertime, since your father worked the graveyard shift, he’d take you sledding after school while your mother was working during the day. Mark was also [...]
1970-1971: 2nd Grade – Being Nosy, Becoming MacGyver
Hi Mini-Lori, High Expectations This is a pivotal year for you. Miss Murphy is your teacher. She was also your brother’s 2nd grade teacher. She has high expectations of you because Mark was an excellent student. Unlike Mark, you hate reading. Miss Murphy has your class structured in daily reading sessions for 15 to 30 [...]
