Thursday, February 15, 2024
As a child, I had a lisp and when I attended Tisdale elementary school and was assigned to work with Miss Estelle Theander, which was not an easy name to say correctly when you had a lisp.
I remember working with her in her small office and practicing saying "Desks, Tasks, Wasps and her 'Miss Estelle Theander" over and over again until I could say the perfectly (I still struggle with Massachusetts to this day.)
Miss Theander became a familiar and friendly face when she began working at Eric S. Smith Middle School, which was very welcomed by a shy, introverted pre-teen girl.
Of all the teachers I had over the years, Miss Theander stands out strongly in my memory. What a wonderful lady she was.
