A Beloved Teacher!
Ms. Cabot Homo sapiens, descendants of apes you are, she said, we believed, for she had proof, We giggled and that was it! cotyledons, monocot and dicot, the tiny seed that gives roots and shoots phloem and xylem transmitting life to branches and leaves pinnate and compound petals, sepals, calyx and ovary, o yes, an ovary in a flower and we believed, hibiscus and petunia cross sections and transverse sections laid before us for proof, vertebrates and invertebrates she differentiated all animals to molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, the words came flowing reptiles, amphibians, avians and mammals a look at the class and she asks “in which do man belong to?” avians a silly girl answers, “oh she lays eggs” comes the answer another giggle and that stuck to memory forever! engaging she was, and effective in discipline always a no nonsense but interesting class…