Joseph Rogers:  

Life My life biography? Here? I'll give it a try. My first memory of school was walking to Mrs. Brown's Kindergarten class at AE Kent School with Tardi Crabb. That's how school began - playing on the swings with the rubber mats ground. From there it was off to First Grade with Mrs. Ball. I still remember how she could yell at us when we were bad. Clearly her favorite student was Jimmy Carbone, who entered school six months late. We all believed he was the smartest kid in the school. He could read the Dick and Jane stories out loud better than anyone. And the constant noise coming from the earth moving equipment in back of our building. They were in the process of getting ready to build the Physical Education building for the College of Marin. One memory that will never fade is the day President Kennedy was assasinated. We were all sitting in Miss Johnson's 2nd Grade class, right around lunchtime, when the principle announced over the intercom system that Kennedy had been shot. I could see from the expression on Miss Johnson's face that something terrible had happened. We were all sent home a few minutes later. I left Kent for Marin Country Day School after second grade. The two third grade teachers, Miss Robertson and Mrs Hardy still stick out in my mind as old women that flew to school on broomsticks. F...Expand for more