tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003967092192719928.post5153215728231569132..comments2023-12-14T18:04:13.926-07:00Comments on Bruce Atchison - author: CONNECTING TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD.Bruce Atchison - authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16956436260379779297noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003967092192719928.post-10383208599086512842012-03-02T15:05:51.259-07:002012-03-02T15:05:51.259-07:00You were fortunate to have a teacher who cared. I ...You were fortunate to have a teacher who cared. I hope nobody broke that radio. <br /><br />Your post reminded me of a teacher I had in eighth grade who showed me a similar kindness. Mr. Swartz taught shop at Central Junior High in Sheridan, Wyoming, where I was mainstreamed. The other girls and I took his class for two weeks while the boys took home economics. I discovered I wasn't any better at working with wood than I was at cooking and sewing. When Mr. Swartz found out I liked John Denver, Paul McCartney, and Olivia Newton-John, he made me an eight-track tape of songs by those artists I didn't already have. I treasured that tape for years. I wanted to sing one of the John Denver songs, "You Fill Up my Senses," at our wedding, but I didn't think I could pull it off without losing it.Abbie Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251937445976896173noreply@blogger.com