Blanca Pena:
CLASS OF 1981
Franklin K. Lane High SchoolClass of 1981
Brooklyn, NY
Rosalina C. Martinez High SchoolClass of 1981
Guaynabo,
Blanca's Story
Which teacher would you love to see again? Why?
THE TEACHER I WOULD LOVE TO SEE AGAIN IS MR COHEN WHO WAS HEAD OF THE MATH DEPARTMENT
MY NAME IS BLANCA IRIS PENA I DID NOT GRADUATE IN 1981 AT LANE I GRADUATED MY LAST YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL IN PUERTO RICO BUT WENT TO LANE . I JUST TO MENTION OF A TEACHER WHO MAY NOT KNOW IT MAKE A DIFFERENT IN MY LIFE.. ALL MY 6 SIBLINGS WENT TO LANE. AND AS SUCH A BIG FAMILY WE COMPETED FOR MY PARENTS AFFECTION I HAVE A SISTER WHO WAS ONE YEAR OLDER THAN ME AND THE APPLE OF MY DADS EYES SHE WAS A WHIZ AT MATH AS SO WAS MY FATHER., I WAS HORRIBLE AT IT GETTING D AS MY GRADE THEN I GOT MR COHEN THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE MATH DEPT . I HATED MATH FALLING ASLEEP IN THE CLASS BUT HE WAS DIFFERENT I REMEMBER HE TOOK THE TIME TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS BEING TAUGHT I ESPECIALLY REMEMBER HE BE WRITING ON THE BOARD AND THEN ASKING PERMISSION TO M...Expand for more
AKE A JOKE IN THE FIRST SEMESTER I GOT MY REGULAR D. WELL I THINK HE SAW I NEEDED HELP AND USE TO STOP BY MY DESK SHOWING WHAT I WAS DOING WRONG AND GIVEN ME ENCOURAGEMENT HE ALWAYS SAID HELLO TO ME WHEN CHANGES CLASSES AND HE WOULD ASK HOW I WAS DOING IN MY CLASSES. THAT SEMESTER I GOT MY FIRST B IN MATH AND WHEN I SHOW MY FATHER HE HAD A BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE . MY SISTER AND I STUDY FOR THE MATH REGENCY TOGETHER AND SOMEHOW GOT CLOSER BU T WHAT SHOCK MY FAMILY IS THE GIRL WHO HATED MATH WAS IN THE BANKING FIELD FOR OVER 10 YEARS . MY FATHER USE TO TELL ANYONE WHO WOULD LISTEN THAT HE HAD A DAUGHTER IN BANKING WHICH IN THOSE DAYS IN PUERTO RICO WAS A BIG DEAL TO HAVE A GIRL TO DO.THAT KIND OF JOB. HAVING TOUGH TIME IN LIFE RIGHT NOW SOME HOW HE POP IN MY MIND AND I FEEL STRONGER I JUST WANT TO THANK HIM FOR TAKING THE TIME AND LET HIM KNOW THAT HE DID MAKE A DIFFERENCE,
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