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Milt Taylor
Hatteberg's People
Reporter: Larry Hatteberg
| December 12, 2004--On Hatteberg’s People, we all live a life that soon becomes history. Milt Taylor of Eureka decided to share that history and help kids at the same time. We find him in Phyllis Milner’s 4th Grade class. |
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“I feel like when I start down that hall, that I’m kind of walking on air a little bit.”
With a rich history of World War II and a desire to help children, 80-year-old Milt Taylor is a beloved member of this Eureka classroom.
“Hello, how are all you doing today?”
At Elwood Marshall Elementary School in Phyllis Milner’s class. Milt Taylor is a twice a week fixture.
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“It’s makes me feel young again. Sometimes when I go home I’m ready to fall all apart, but for awhile in there I feel real good because I feel the good that is happening.”
Eureka teacher Phyllis Milner says he is a gold mine in the classroom.
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“So they are learning in an unstructured way and in just a ‘friendly’ way.”
Part of his work is one-on-one reading with the children. They love it, their reading improves, and so do their test scores.
Again, classroom teacher Phyllis Milner ---
“I can a see a sense of pride with the boys and girls and I think it has a lot to do with Milt coming in.”
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He’s one of those elder members of society who has always enjoyed helping children. But instead of retiring his life’s memories of a nation at war to a scrapbook, he gives them to this generation.
“When I went into the army back in ’42, the Army is now a lot different that it was at that time.”
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Milt has shared all kinds of stories…there is even a bulletin board with his activities…including teaching the children how to fold a flag.
“One time my daughter came and recorded it because she said I said things that she never did know had happened.” |
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Milt could have just stayed home, could have…but he doesn’t. He’s part of the next generation…..a man who by sharing….builds citizens one at a time.”
“It’ makes me feel good that I’m at least doing something.”
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