Elementary School Memories

I know that many college students have fading memories because they are studying too much (and by studying I mean partying), but there is one man out there who can help bring the past back to life. Me. Not only do I remember those high school days, but I remember those grade school days as well. So I give you: my favorite elementary moments.

Book Fair

Remember the book fair from elementary school? In my school it came but twice a year and the whole gym was filled up with large tables of books for the kindergartener to the precocious young scientist that had to learn about manatees. You got to skip some class or the other, but may have lost out on some quality gym class. Most of the time when I did have the money, I would end up buying some stupid crap and still to this day I remember some of those purchases. There was the little book of word searches, a book about young celebrities (Macaulay Caulkin, Jaleel White, the Olsen twins) and in the latter years, some Lord of the Rings type fantasy book about badgers. What I don’t remember is why I would buy a 400 page book about some personified badgers. I probably wanted it for D.E.A.R (Drop Everything and Read) or S.S.R (Sustained Silent Reading). Strangely enough, I also remember how I felt during these memorable days. It was thought of as pretty awesome if you were a kid whose parents laid down $20 for the book fair. It sounds pretty lame, but that was pimping it – being able to buy bigger and better books than your friends. I even remember some parents coming in to the book fair because they didn’t trust their children in making these kinds of decisions. 
   
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