Finally somebody figured it out! But not until I posted a picture of the entire card.
The interesting thing about this “First Grade” Teach Set (not “kindergarten”) is that it was actually released twice, and there are subtle variations between the two. Both are magnificent.
I was surprised, however, that nobody picked up on the many clues I left throughout my posts:
See what I did there? ;D
That’s what teachers expect their students to do when given a test — answer questions, not ask them.
Yes, I’m definitely old school.
There are six Pokemon character cards in the set.
Teachers love giving gold stars to their brightest students. :-*
I’m pretty sure everyone knows that “sensei” is the Japanese word for “teacher.” That was the first of the two clues I provided in that post (the second clue being the name of the card’s illustrator).
Daelum was getting close — these could be considered “information” cards — but I wanted a more specific answer. Instead, he followed up with another question.
To which I later replied:
I figured this reference to the “Kung Fu” TV series — in which “young grasshopper” was the student and the person addressing him was his teacher — might have elicited the correct answer.
Much like the original “Teach” set from the 1990s, these are cards that very few people discuss or even know about.
Even the much-vaunted Bulbapedia makes no mention of them, despite the fact that one of the cards was illustrated by one of all-time “greats,” Kagemaru Himeno.
Plus, they are the sort of cards that are nearly impossible to find in mint condition, because they were distributed to very young children rather than collectors.
Where can I find a picture of the old Teach set from the 1990s?
I believe I bought the latest “Teach” set unpeeled, but I’m not sure it’s the one you mentioned. I’ll have to do some searching this evening
I posted my complete Teach set in this thread. It’s on Page 5, and you can find it about two-thirds the way down the page. Here’s a link that will take you to Page 5.