Miss Dee's Corner

Dear fresh kindergartner, About to embark on your first day of school? No need to fret! Here is a list of things you should know and remember about someone who will soon become an important person in your school life, your meess.   meess :  (noun) a person who teaches and/or cares for young children in a formal setting, often at a school. The word is derived from how Amharic speakers often pronounce the word, “Miss”. It is pronounced as “Miss” where the short i is replaced with a long e. 1.     She may be tall or short, chubby or thin, young or old. She may be well-educated; she may not. She may love kids or not. She may have always wanted to be a meess, or she may have become one because she could not find another job. Regardless, you will find traces of her influence in your life for many years to come. 2.     A meess is someone you may end up remembering fondly for the rest of your life. A meess is someone you may not remember at all....

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