 One of our earliest exposures to patriotism is the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. Most of us learned those words in our early school days. That's the way it was for Red Skelton, too. Getting back to school, getting back to school. I remember a teacher that I had. Now, I went through the 7th grade. I went to the 7th grade. I left home when I was 10 years old because I was hungry.