“I used to take musical instruments home from elementary school. There were some music teachers there - we all learned instruments. A lot of us got started in public schools. Charlie Parker and Bud Powell, for example. But now there are no more music teachers in public elementary schools. It's like (Senator) Moynihan said, 'benign neglect.' Just let it rot and fester.” SaidHomeSchoolUsedTeacherExampleInstrumentsMusicalNeglectSenatorsPublic SchoolCharlieBudBenignElementary SchoolMusical InstrumentsMusic Teacher Author:Max Roach
“[My mom] had always wanted to write a children's book. She was a children's librarian and an elementary school teacher, so of course she loves children and children's literature.” WritingChildrenBookWantedSchoolCoursesLiteratureTeacherMomMy MomLibrarianChildren's BooksElementary SchoolChildren LoveSchool TeachersChildren's Literature Author:Jenna Bush
“I wanted to be an elementary school teacher my whole life.” WholeWantedSchoolTeacherWhole LifeElementary SchoolSchool Teachers Author:Steve Wozniak
“I was the quiet kid in the corner, reading a book. In elementary school, I read so much and so often during class that I was actually forbidden from reading books during school hours by my teachers.” BookKidsSchoolReadingHoursClassTeacherQuietCornersReading BooksForbiddenElementary SchoolSchool Hours Author:Cassandra Clare
“I had been brought up in an elementary school where, my first few grades, I remember being specifically told that my teachers were gay. I was just that age and that was just how it was, and my parents were very... You know, that's how I was raised. Like super-progressive.” KnowsFirstsAgeSchoolRememberParentTeacherGayRaisedGradesProgressiveElementary School Author:Jake Gyllenhaal
“It was in Shizuoka, where my home was. I first attended this school when I was five years old. I also attended a regular elementary school, and I was taking piano lessons with a local teacher. I began to study composition at the Yamaha school. And I continued to study there until the age of 15.” YearsFirstsHomeAgeSchoolStudyFiveTeacherLessonsLocalsPianoFive YearsCompositionFive Year OldsElementary SchoolPiano LessonYamaha Author:Hiromi