Ode to Mrs Johnson

I graduated High School in 1993... yep, a day or two ago.   The beloved overhead projector and film strips typified the height of technology. When I was in 5th grade good behavior was rewarded with turning the film strip.  What a reward!

My 9th grade Algebra I teacher was Mrs Johnson.  She hailed from North Carolina and spoke with a soft southern drawl.  She was the master of the overhead projector.  Everyday she sat beside it and worked endless Algebra sets.  The acetate was on a roll at the front of the projector.  Of course, the roller squeaked.   She commonly used the entire roll during a class period.

The overhead bettered the standard practice of assigning problem sets for students to work (read, pretend to work while not understanding) independently.

Mrs Johnson's style enabled us students to work along with her and ask questions at critical times of misunderstanding.  Mrs Johnson and her overhead companion demystified the FOIL  method for me and legions of  less than enthusiastic math students.

I wonder whether Mrs Johnson rolled with the tech times or if she utilized the overhead projector until her retiring day. 

Here is a toast to Mrs Johnson, tech goddess of her day!