Back in 1964 was my first day in school I was really shy really didn’t want to be there Mrs. Davis was my teacher she was not nice at all. She was really old and mean She had a nasty look she really talked Quite hateful to the students in her class I did not want to be there The windows were all open So when she stepped out of the room I went out the window started running toward my home The principal caught up with me About four blocks away from school He blocked me off with his car and took me back to school That was the first day of school I got my back side busted He took a board and hit me twice I know that I was dancing After that I stayed at school That board had made a difference After that along the way I must of got five hundred more. I’m still here to talk about it. All these kids that go to school That do not know about discipline Have never had a whipping. It would help to bring the board back To punish the bad students. I was bad I must admit but I took my punishment like a man The licks I took they never killed me They made me tough I learned respect I knew to respect my elders I learned so much from that first day I stayed at school and dared not leave Mrs Davis never did forgive me I really made her look bad So she always kept me in detention I really started my first day at school It was on the wrong foot I really learned a lesson that I remember till this day Written By Freddie Lopez 04-05-2020