FINALLY TEACHING!!!!

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The Washington, D.C. suburbs experienced a huge boom in babies in the 1950s as well as a huge boom in development. Farmland in Prince George's County started being sold to developers, so one family per 300 acres became 300 families on one-acre lots - or even higher density.

I began teaching in 1965 as the boom hit the educational system. Our schools took a beating and couldn't build new schools fast enough. At the same time, we were going through desegregation and busing in order to meet federal guidelines. Even my remedial classes were 30-35 kids. I truly had my baptism under fire.