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I saw myself as a teacher's pet but with a little of Ed Haskell mixed in. I was the teacher's pet, but that didn't mean that I was trying to pull one over.

I have a long history with Kansas City.

I was an elementary school teacher.

I used to work at a puppy nursery.

And I was lucky enough to have teachers that really, really looked out for me and really encouraged all that. And in rural Louisiana, that was a rare thing back then.

For a little while, my mom was a school teacher. And I went to the school that she taught.

I was ridiculed in public school for being smart. A teacher's pet.

My parents used to take me to the pet department and tell me it was a zoo.

During my time at Watchung Hills Regional High School, I was fortunate to have a number of teachers who inspired me and filled me with enthusiasm for learning.