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I had a math teacher call me “stupid” several times in front of the whole class! It was when I was in 9th grade – it also was the only class I ever skipped – Well tried to skip….. I was not good at skipping because I had never done it before, so I went to hide in the first place the teacher looked – The bathroom. Well when I got caught he asked why I had skipped I told him the truth “Because your an asshole and call me stupid in front of the whole class!” Well he acted shocked as if he did not know he was calling me stupid…. we went to the guidance office and stayed there for the whole class talking – actually the two of them did most of the talking and I sat there and felt like I was being interrogated by two cops.
Long story short he flunked me for half the year so I had to do it over again. He got fired (I heard that my mother had a hand in seeing that he was booted out!) The following year I had a completely different teacher she was great! Very understanding and worked with me. My finale grade in that class was an “A” – I was so shocked that I actually went to the teacher and said that she must have made a mistake. What she said to me I will never forget – without hesitation she said “No mistake! You earned that A , every bit of it!” I said to her “but I am way behind everyone else, and I constantly get the answers wrong.” she said “I saw you working harder than I have ever seen you work. An “A” is not about getting the right answers correct, but about working above your capabilities! That you have indeed done, you earned that “A” without a doubt!”
She made a difference in my life.
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