Ila Jones:
CLASS OF 1960
Van Nuys High SchoolClass of 1960
Van nuys, CA
Deering High SchoolClass of 1964
West warwick, RI
Ila's Story
Life
Cut school; married, had kids, divorced, worked, moved away from CA, remarried, re-divorced,became a hippie, smoked pot, drank Spanada wine, took acid,became newspaper reporter, went to college, taught college, worked....INVESTED MY OWN MONEY..Now, I'm 'rather' retired and own my own cosmetics/company!
School
I had no crushes...nobody knew me.
The most inspiring teachers I had were:
Van Nuys High School: Mrs. Siegel (Literature)
Van Nuys Jr. High: Mr. Johnson (English)
Van Nuys Jr. High: Mr. Polito (Social Studies)
I BECAME a teacher BECAUSE OF THEM!
College
I was a single mother who worked and WORKED and went to school...one piece at a time.
I was 'hyper-focused'on getting some degrees. In the end I obt...Expand for more
ained THREE.
Like most of us, I thought that and working hard and being educated would 'count' for something in America! Boy, was I wrong...Then (as now), for a girl, education was the LAST important thing.
In retrospect, I believe I SHOULD HAVE MARRIED FOR MONEY INSTEAD OF MUSCLE--THAT'S HOW THINGS REALLY WERE IN THE 'GOOD OL' DAYS! HA!
Workplace
I can barely remember all the jobs I've had; however, they are as follows:
Wife/MOTHER (yuk)
Model
Actress
Writer
Newspaper reporter
College Mathematics Instructor
**I used to tell my students there were teacher skeletons rolling in their graves to think that I would EVER be a teacher! I believe I held the 'record' for detention and fake 'sick' notes!!!
Military
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