As an adult I have to say that the years spent at Jacob Beidler have instilled values that I hold dear to me everyday. From being a Recess Leader to Partol Guard taught me to value my job and be responsible. I know as a color guard I was really serious about representing Jacob Beidler at assemblys.

I can say I had the best teachers at Beidler but one stands out the most and she was my Mom and Aunts 1st and 2nd grade teacher, her name was Ms. Sues. Oh how I miss her. She was also my Girl Scout Leader and well as my mom and aunt GS Leader. She made reading and math and phenomenal experience. Including nature, (the red squirrel that came every year to our window, nature walks to garfield park), candy and art into the curriculum made us anxious to want to learn. As a Girl Scout Leader she taught us girls how to bake, hike, and care for others. I miss here dearly. My whole generation within my family had Ms Suess as their 1st and 2nd grade teacher.

My 5th grade teacher Mrs. Goggins was an over the top theatrical, drama and eccentric teacher. I thought she was weird, but I can say she taught us about the Harlem Renaissance Movement and black history was not a once a year celebration. I can still recite the White House by Claude McKay. If it was not for her I do not think that I would have the attitude of be WHAT YOU WANT TO BE. I would be stuck in that this is the right way  attitude. With Ms. Goggins if you wanted to wear banana skirts you could as long as you can recite the lyrics to a Josphine Baker song or a poem by Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, Nikki Giovanni.

I miss the play ground that had the painted hopscotch game, the old building gym where many dodgeball games we taught by Mr. Smith, Mr. Glimmerman.

Other people/teachers that I give thanks to are The librarian Ms. Daily and the test teachers Ms. Baily and Ms Duke. Dr. Billups (principle).

I remember as a Patrol Guard I worked with Ms. Bryant on Kedzie and Walnut or Ms. Glover on Kedzie and Fulton. Ms. Glover was the patrol lady when my mom and dad were going to beidler. So you know I better go straight home because she knew my whole family and would tell if I did something or went the other way home.

Those are some of my memories compacted. I have a list of memories that extend as tall as the Sears Tower.