kittah bies

the rebbe was an old yid
gave half candies to those who did well
had a bamboo stick that he would hit kids with
i was 6
we davened and did some chumash
i used to get pey hays or 85 as chmash mark
most kids got tzaddik kief or kief kroen that is 90 100 or 100 plus respectively
getting my peyhey was a source of shame to me
kids would giggle
i learnt to ignore and subdue my emotions at a young age
we also started english
suprisingly i did very well
nearly top of the class
we had a female teacher
unheard of nowadays
she was a big bossy woman
i did well in her class daydreamt alot
the teacher called my parents often to say that my head was in the clouds
what in the world did she expect my parents to do about ADD
i dont think it had a fancy label attached to it in those days
it was just thought of as a unserious kid who just didnt want to learn
like i could control it