Tricky: Old Teacher Mary Exclusive Fix

She laughs, eyes twinkling. "That's the exclusive part. Most of those students now thank me. A few became teachers and stole the trick."

One of her most difficult students, a boy named Marcus who constantly tried to "beat the system" by challenging every test question, is now a federal judge. In a letter Mary kept for 25 years, Marcus wrote: "You tricked me into learning how to argue correctly. I spent four years trying to prove you wrong. You spent four years teaching me how to prove I was right. Thank you, Mrs. C." tricky old teacher mary exclusive

Today, we sit down for an with the legendary Mary. She’s retired from the classroom, but as she tells it, "The world is just one big messy desk that needs organizing." The "Tricky" Reputation She laughs, eyes twinkling