Lunch

 In the 70's people were still figuring out how to run special ed classes so a LOT of mistakes were made.

one mistake was made at lunch time. we had to eat half of everything on our tray or be left alone in the lunchroom until we did.

i have always been a picky eater,if it looks or smells funny i wont eat it.

one day we had a slice of cheese on our tray,i love mac & cheese but the thought of a slice makes my stomach turn. anyway the teacher said i had to stay alone until i ate half of everything and i kept saying i don't like cheese but 6 year old me was told to eat it. 

she left me there alone and when she returned she discovered i had threw up. 

after the no one was made to eat something they didn't like.

the bad box

 as i said before a lot of things got us punished. then the teacher brought in an empty refrigerator box and our project was to paint it black and in red paint put "bad box" instead of the instead of the corner we were put in a box. lucky for me it didn't last long when a friends grandparents complained.

when special ed was still a new thing

 when I was in special ed kids of all ages were in the same room. 5 year olds with 12 year olds. each age group had their age appropriate lessons. 

as usual i got in trouble if i finished my work before the other kids.

it always seemed that anything could get us in trouble. if was said we had to go to the bathroom and it was a false alarm we were put in the corner,we we told if we dropped play dough on the floor we get a spanking,if we dripped paint on the flooe we get a spanking.

the bad times stand out more than the good times.