For first grade I attended Fourth Ward Elementary School in Griffin, Georgia.  My teacher was Mrs. Landrum.  There are two things I remember clearly from that year.  First, I remember that we had reading groups.  When it was time for my reading group, we’d sit at a round table with Mrs. Landrum and read.  I don’t recall doing anything around the table other than taking turns reading.  Mrs. Landrum would put a star sticker on the forehead of each child who read well.  My second memory is of running out to the playground with that star sticker on my forehead and just bursting at the seams with pride and happiness.