Opinion: All it took was one innovative teacher to put me on a better path

My father passed away a year ago, and I’ve come to learn that he kept every piece of paper and correspondence that came his way. The other day, I was going through some things with my mom and I came across a form letter from my Grade 5 teacher addressed to my parents.
It was dated May 1, 1981. “Parent, It has become necessary to inform you of a problem (my name inserted) is causing at school.” It went on to say that the students are supposed to eat lunch in their classrooms wit