--- title: "3 Economics Teacher Quotes by 3 authors" description: "Browse 3 Economics Teacher quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Economics Teacher sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8c/lee-smith-15392_across_born-virginia-marshall-but-nicknamed-gig_366766.jpg" --- > [Born Virginia Marshall but nicknamed Gig, my mother was a home economics teacher who had come all the way across the whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-smith/born-virginia-marshall-but-nicknamed-gig-my-mother-was-a-home/) [Lee Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8c/lee-smith-15392_across_born-virginia-marshall-but-nicknamed-gig_366766.jpg) > [“Heather was convinced Scarlet needed to see Nate. Scarlet was not. After leaving a tall, thick trail of dust, Heather parked her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-fine/heather-was-convinced-scarlet-needed-to-see-nate-scarlet-was-not/) [Chelsea Fine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-fine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a89/chelsea-fine-2443_best-friend_heather-was-convinced-scarlet-needed-to_1472029.jpg) > [The young people I teach now know they are being sold down the river before we even start studying the trends and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-bills/the-young-people-i-teach-now-know-they-are-being-sold-down-the-river/) [Kurt Bills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-bills/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e99/kurt-bills-43105_children_the-young-people-i-teach-now-know-they-a_2740738.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/economics-teacher/#itemlist", "name": "Economics Teacher Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Born Virginia Marshall but nicknamed Gig, my mother was a home economics teacher who had come all the way across the whole state of Virginia, from her home on the Eastern Shore to our little Appalachian coal town to marry my daddy, Ernest Smith, whose family had lived in these mountains for generations.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lee Smith" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-smith/born-virginia-marshall-but-nicknamed-gig-my-mother-was-a-home/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8c/lee-smith-15392_across_born-virginia-marshall-but-nicknamed-gig_366766.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8c/lee-smith-15392_across_born-virginia-marshall-but-nicknamed-gig_366766.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8c/lee-smith-15392_across_born-virginia-marshall-but-nicknamed-gig_366766.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Born Virginia Marshall but nicknamed Gig, my mother was a home economics teacher who had come all the way…” — Lee Smith", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Heather was convinced Scarlet needed to see Nate. Scarlet was not. After leaving a tall, thick trail of dust, Heather parked her car at a haphazard angle in front of the cabin. Bursting through the front door with Scarlet beside her, Heather dramatically announced, “Scarlet is broken!” Scarlet shook her head. “I’m not broken.” “What?” Gabriel met them in entryway, looking at Scarlet in concern.“What’s wrong?” “Nothing. I’m fine.” Scarlet slowly walked into the living room, her body aching with every movement as she laid down on one of the large couches. “You are notfine, Scarlet. You are broken.” Heather turned to Gabriel with big eyes. “She was wheezing and coughing and moaning during sixth period. Moaning! Do you know how hard it is to explain to your economics teacher why your best friend is moaning during his supply-and-demand lecture?” She shrugged. “Someone needs to fix her.” Heather looked around. “Where’s the nerdy, little immortal?” Nate entered the living room from the back hallway and shot Heather a dirty look. “I’m not little. I’m average-sized. And five hundred years ago I was actually considered a large man. 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