Bean Station Elementary School
| Relationship | Randy says he was a former student there, describing his childhood experience at the school and later reflecting on it as an adult. |
|---|---|
| Sentiment | Mixed |
| Assessment | Randy expresses appreciation for some teachers, classmates, and the food overall, but he also criticizes some teachers, paddlings, and one meal item, and he questions whether the school deserved a 'reward school' label based on his experience. |
Bean Station Elementary School is the Tennessee elementary school Randy Charles Johnson says he attended from September 1977 until August 1986. He discusses it as a former student, looking back on both positive experiences and disciplinary problems.
Randy's experience
Randy says he is glad he went to the school and remembers meeting good kids there, including Keith Black. He also says he had some good teachers, naming Miss Horn Wine and Miss Davis, while adding that most of his teachers were not great.
Discipline and leaving school
In another account, Randy says elementary-school paddlings happened for what he saw as trivial reasons, and he says that contributed to his frustration with school. He describes dropping out on August 29, 1986, after being hit from behind on the last day of school, and says he later studied for two years and became a high school graduate.
Food and later reflection
Randy also remembers the school's lunch program. He says he liked the food overall, but did not like the meatloaf and disliked sloppy joes; he says a later newspaper article called the school a reward school, but he did not think that matched his earlier experience.
Related articles
Source note: Randy's dates of attendance are internally consistent across the transcripts, though one account is more specific about starting in September 1977 and leaving in August 1986. His remarks about later becoming a graduate are presented as his own account.
References
- Randy Johnson, Randy Johnson video 5XBXR5j6iuM (randy commentary), archived transcript.
- Randy Johnson, Randy Johnson video xhW-38ZAWls (randy commentary), archived transcript.
- Randy Johnson, Randy Johnson video 9L9B_4d_zUU (randy commentary), archived transcript.