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Podcast: The Personal History, Adventures, Experiences & Observations of Peter Leroy
Episode: 🎧 111: Matthew and I . . .
Description: 7MATTHEW AND I KEPT OUR DISTANCE throughout kindergarten, but we wound up together in Mrs. Castile’s class in the first grade. We were in competition from the first day. Mrs. Castile asked me to distribute copies of Along Sunny Paths, the primer that we would be reading. Matthew looked through his copy and marched right up to Mrs. Castile’s desk with it. “Mrs. Castile,” he said, “I don’t want to cause any trouble, but I’d rather not waste my time reading this book.” “Oh?” said Mrs. Castile. “Yeah,” said Matthew. “You see, I can already read.” “Isn’t that nice!”...