DeAnna DeRosa:  

The first question people ask is: what became of you? I became a world traveler and a university professor. My memories of university study are vivid: my BA, M.S. and doctorate. But my memories of high school are quite vague. It was a time of cliques and I was not in one. I excelled at university and became who I am today. I've travelled 28 per cent of the world mostly through my work and the friends I make along the way. Currently, I live in Europe most of the year. What I remember most about high school is telling a teacher I wanted to teach. The teacher said I was "too smart to teach." I still wonder about that. My life is circuitous. I had numerous professions and ended up doing what I wanted to do in the beginning: teach. However, I only teach university students. I could not fathom having to deal with parents. I sincerely doubt many people remember me. I wasn't a cheerleader. I didn't go to high school athletic games. I was the last to be chosen for any team in physical education. I worked through high school and all my universit...Expand for more