Chapter 123 Section 5

Mary Kay replied: "Because I want to!" Another note read: "I can see it, I can feel it too, when you don't get sexual satisfaction from your school girlfriends, you think of me. Let me tell you, I'm not Their substitutes! Please don't come to me when you need a substitute!" Mary Kay also quotes the words of a love song on more than one occasion in her diaries and letters: "Why is something so right when it feels so wrong (How could it be wrong, if it feels so right)?" At Shorewood Elementary School, investigators learned that Mary Kay, a mother of two and a family of four living just east of White Center, came to teach after graduating from Seattle University in 1989. About 30 minutes drive to the city of Kent.Later, for the convenience of commuting to and from get off work, Mary Kay sold the apartment in Kent and bought a very old house in Normandy Park, regardless of Steven's firm opposition.

Mary Kay said that her wish since childhood was to be a teacher when she grows up, and she also considers herself a natural "teacher" material because she likes being with children.This statement is indeed true.Mary Kay was so popular with the pupils that "almost all the children were willing to be placed in Mrs Letourneu's class".said one parent.In elementary schools in the United States, students are relocated at the beginning of each school year.Mary Kay taught second grade first, and she is especially good at teaching with fun and learning with fun.The children at Shorewood Primary School knew that Mrs. Letourneau's class seldom came out to play at recess because it was their special "dance" time.If someone pushes the door and enters at this time, you will see teachers and students singing and dancing in the classroom, having fun.

Mary Kay said: "Every day after school, I would stand at the door of the classroom and say 'goodbye' to each child in turn. We either shook hands, or high-five (High-Five), or hugged. I learned it from the teacher. I insist on doing it every day, and it has never stopped since my first second-grade class, because this form of communication is very important to children.” Colleagues all believe that in Mary Kay is indeed a good teacher in terms of contact and communication with children.But she also has her weaknesses - she doesn't know how to restrain students and enforce discipline, so her class is often messy and noisy.

Another characteristic of Mary Kay is that she is good at discovering the specialties of her students.If there is a child who writes particularly well in composition, or sings particularly well, or has a talent in sports, Mary Kay will do her best to encourage and support, and these children with specialties will also become "teachers". A member of the "Teacher's Pets" circle, who is particularly favored by Mrs. Letourneau.In the second grade class she taught in 1991, there was such a student who was considered by Mary Kay to be quite artistic. This dark-skinned boy was good at drawing at a young age. He was Willie Farr Rao.

Four years later, at the beginning of the new term in 1995, Mary Kay was promoted to the sixth grade teacher of the school because of her excellent teaching.In the comment column of the promotion form, the principal wrote: "Mary Letourneau is not only an outstanding talent at Shorewood Elementary School, but also an outstanding talent in the entire High Laine School District." As the saying goes, children look different every year.There is a four-year difference between the second grade and the sixth grade, and there seems to be a world of difference, as if there is a difference between "little children" and "little adults". What's more, the students in Shorewood Primary School are all from the "white center" "This kind of place.During the first week of school, Mary Kay was clearly not adjusting.She needs time to get to know the children, and she needs time to adjust herself.Fortunately, she saw a familiar look among dozens of unfamiliar and even hostile faces——Willie Varao was assigned to Mrs. Letourneau's class again.

Not only is Willie taller and stronger than he was four years ago, but he is also "formidable".Although the police's subsequent investigations did not find that he was related to any youth gangs, he deliberately imitated the children in those gangs in dress, speech and behavior, showing a domineering energy everywhere, as if he had a "background" look.Of course, Mary Kay understood the truth of "the thief is the first to catch the king".Sure enough, by capturing Willie Vallao, he also captured the whole class. Like all "Working Mothers," Mary Kay is often torn between caring for her family and her job.Among all her acquaintances and friends, she is notoriously "always late", whether it is going to work, seeing a doctor at the appointed time, or attending a party.But on all these occasions, Mary Kay was often the last to go.She would stay in the classroom after get off work almost every day, preparing lessons and correcting homework until very late.Or chatting with people at a party, we must talk until the end of the song.Mary Kay's friends are easily afraid to call her, because she is also a first-rate phone talker.Someone made statistics based on Mary Kay's phone bill, and her average call time was more than 40 minutes.

Another reason Mary Kay stays at school after get off work every day is to escape the troubles of family conflicts.In addition to her husband's infidelity, the Letourneaus often quarreled over financial matters.In all fairness, Steven and Mary Kay work very hard, and their income is not low for a family of six, but in the words of friends, born in a politician's family and from Southern California—— The seat of Hollywood - Mary Kay is way too groomed and fashion-forward.Even if the family's unpaid bills piled up high, even if the company in question cut off the water, electricity or phone at the Letourneau's house because they were long overdue on various bills, Mary Kay would spend every last penny for herself and her family. The family buys new clothes, or takes the whole family to Seattle's most luxurious restaurant for dinner on the weekend.Yes, they were often late to parties, but the family was often the brightest and brightest at the party.Steven is tall and handsome.Mary Kay maintains a "model figure" despite having four children.The children also followed their parents, all blond and blue-eyed, like golden boys and jade girls.At a friend's wedding, someone joked that they looked like they were part of the "Kennedy family."After Mary Kay was arrested, the school brought in a substitute teacher for her students.When the principal asked the children what they thought of the new teacher, one girl said: "If only she dressed like Madame Letourneau."