I taught in the old school, the one that is now Cities of Gold. It was interesting to teach alongside Mrs. Brazil (she was teaching at Nambe Elem School in the 1960s when I was there as a child) and work for Johnny Roybal, the principal who was the librarian in the 60s). The students in my classroom (I taught first grade) were children of the people who graduated with me in 1977 from Pojoaque High School.

Teachers do work very hard, and a lot of what they earn is spent on buying things that districts do not provide. For example, a lot of the children’s books your teachers use in their classrooms are books they buy from their personal money.