EngTchr
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Human Resources |
| Location | United States |
| Introduction | Wait up. I ain’t talkin’ ’bout your parents’ generation. If you lived in Brooklyn and went to school in the 1950′s and 60′s I’m talkin' about you. Now, all a sudden, a half century ain’t so long ago, ya know what I mean?... I grew up in East Flatbush - the East Flatbush of the 50's and 60's - a totally different East Flatbush from the 21st century version. Those who write about the current East Flatbush might as well be writing about Cleveland!... I'm still trying to figure out this fascination with a life and a time more than a half century ago... After graduating from Brooklyn College I taught English in the neighborhood (Meyer Levin and Tilden, before leaving teaching). I guess this qualifies me as a true East Flatbusher (or is it Flatbushian?) I've been out of teaching and East Flatbush, for 30 years, but you can't take the Brooklyn out of the boy... My fascination with EAST Flatbush calls to mind the title of Thomas Wolfe's novel, "You Can't Go Home Again." Read my stories to see if he was right... What do you think? |