Judith Ditmars:  

After graduating from UMASS Amherst in 1964, I began my career of teaching in Stoneham. I never had thought of being a teacher growing up, but after being on the College Fashion Board in Jordan Marsh, I was told by a buyer that it was best to take a liberal arts course in college, as learning to be a buyer would be taught to an individual at their place of work. Thus began my long journey in the field of education. I began at South School, a small(9 teachers) school which was very disciplined. I found the job to be challenging, requiring a lot of work, but the satisfaction one received from imparting knowledge to young children, is in itself very rewarding. After 4 years of teaching in this school, two women I had become very friendly with were planning to marry. Since I didn't wish to marry early in my life, I decided to leave teaching to work at Eastern Airlines as a Flight Attendant.I did my training in Miami Springs Villa,FL, and then was based in Boston. I found that after having had a stable salary and a structured work schedule in teaching, that being a Flight Atte...Expand for more