Joel Westheimer - Teachers Make a Difference - Rosemary Gumple

The speaker fondly recalls their third-grade teacher, Miss Gumpel, who created stories like Nancy Nuisance to address gender representation and wrote about the speaker's friendship with Jimmy Grimes to highlight racial harmony. Miss Gumpel's engaging teaching style left a lasting impression.

What inspired Miss Gumpel to create the 'Nancy Nuisance' stories?

• She was inspired by a book she read in college.

• She was inspired by her own childhood experiences.

• She wanted to create a female counterpart to 'Dennis the Menace'.

• She wanted to create a story about a mischievous girl.

What was the narrator's realization about the 'Nancy Nuisance' stories as an adult?

• They were meant to teach moral lessons.

• They were a commentary on gender roles.

• They were just fun stories for children.

• They were based on real-life events.

What was special about the friendship between the narrator and Jimmy Grimes?

• They both loved reading.

• They were the top students in class.

• They were from different racial backgrounds.

• They were both mischievous.

How did Miss Gumpel highlight the friendship between the narrator and Jimmy?

• By creating a project for them.

• By giving them special assignments.

• By writing stories about them.

• By organizing a class play.

What made Miss Gumpel's teaching methods memorable for the narrator?

• Her strict discipline.

• Her use of engaging materials and dynamic lessons.

• Her focus on traditional teaching methods.

• Her emphasis on homework.