I have been busy lately and not posting as much as I want too. My son and daughter are both running track for school this spring, and I had 4 track meets last week, and another 4 this week.  I wanted to let you know so if I miss a post for a few days or I am late in responding to your email, that is why. I have taken a few pics on my way to some of the meets, but I am looking forward to getting out on a road trip and getting some more pics. I do enjoy going to the away meets and seeing other schools, the people at school sports are always friendly and welcoming, and I don’t mind supporting the schools, even if its a different school than my own kids school.

P.S. if you’re wondering, this pic of of the track at Bay City Western in Auburn a few years ago. we got delayed for a thunderstorm and then after it had passed we had this beautiful sunset.  I just wish I had a pic like this of my kids home track.

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I went to what I consider to be a “small school” with only about 80 students in my graduating class, I guess by today’s standards that seem kinda small. I can’t imagine what it would be like going to a one room schoolhouse. While in school in the 70’s we got something called a personal computer and I learned basic on an Apple IIe. I thought that was really hi-tech, now my kids have tablets in their schools. I can only imagine what the kids at the North Grove school would think of all the technology we have today.  The old North Grove School still stands along M24 a few miles south of Caro watching cars go by longing for the days it had children learning inside and playing outside in the grass next to it.

Oh, by the way, I liked going to a small school, yes we had limited sports and extracurricular activities, but I knew everyone’s name in every grade and it was kinda like a big family. My kids go to a large school, which offers lots of opportunities, but it’s kinda strange to me that my kids probably know only about half of the students in their grade.

P.S. I just wanna say Thank You for reading my posts, I don’t say Thank You enough for taking the time out of your busy day to look at what I post.

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Henry R. Pattengill began his career as the superintendent of St. Louis schools, and later of Ithaca schools. His experiences in rural Michigan education led him to advocate for its improvement during his tenure as Michigan Superintendent of public instruction. In 1924 his formal pupils and admirers donated 510 stones from around the world to construct this monument next to the Ithaca fire station as a memorial to their beloved teacher, colleague and friend.

Henry R. Pattengill (1852 – 1918) was Michigan’s Superintendent of public instruction from 1893 to 1897. As a textbook author, an orator and editor of Moderator-Topics, a journal for educators, he shaped Michigan’s education system. He championed the creation of rural district libraries, free textbooks, compuls oary attendance and teacher certification. Running as a Progressive, he lost his bid for governor in 1914.

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