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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 645660" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I don't know if it was worse. There were a bunch of them and I was really small and very sensitive. I felt I got back at them in high school, and they never ever bothered me again, but it gave me a bad feeling about school forever. In my day, the teachers could abuse you too and they did with me. I had a few teachers who would pull me by the collar to the front of the room and say, "THIS IS A LAZY FOOL!" "THIS IS A STUPID KID!" "THIS KID BITES HER NAILSL" (I did. I still do). When the teacher takes that sort of lead, everyone follows. One especially horrid teacher who had a love/hate relationship with me was th e meanest and worse. While she adored my creativity, the one thing I got kudos for in school (Singing, drama and writing), she thought I was having trouble with math on purpose and just not doing it. One day she threw my desk over because it was messy and everything fell out and she kicked it and said, "You clean this. No recess."</p><p></p><p>At least teachers can't do that anymore.</p><p></p><p>I don't remember if my mom, who was my only semi-involved parent, did anything about it or not, but nothing changed.</p><p></p><p>So, yeah, I have never really grown to like or trust teachers or school. In t he back of my mind, I always wonder what they'd do to the poor kids if they didn't have new laws restricting their behaviors. In high school I went to school with MANY towns besides the one I grew up in and I buddied up with them...they were less academically inclined and less affluent...and I became a major class clown in certain classes. I could be disruptive and quite amusing to my peers. In other classes I'd put my head down on the desk and sleep.</p><p></p><p>I never got over my mistrust of educators. To this day, I don't trust them.</p><p></p><p>Funny thing is, I did not have a problem with any other authority figures such as cops, my bosses, others in charge of me. I respected adults who were nice to me. And I tried hard to be good as far as not having sex or doing drugs or following societal norms. It was just teachers and my mom and I sort of respected then disrespected her, depending on how badly she was treating me at the time.</p><p></p><p>Sorry for stealing the thread. I"ll give it back. Something just hit a nerve. Ouch!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 645660, member: 1550"] I don't know if it was worse. There were a bunch of them and I was really small and very sensitive. I felt I got back at them in high school, and they never ever bothered me again, but it gave me a bad feeling about school forever. In my day, the teachers could abuse you too and they did with me. I had a few teachers who would pull me by the collar to the front of the room and say, "THIS IS A LAZY FOOL!" "THIS IS A STUPID KID!" "THIS KID BITES HER NAILSL" (I did. I still do). When the teacher takes that sort of lead, everyone follows. One especially horrid teacher who had a love/hate relationship with me was th e meanest and worse. While she adored my creativity, the one thing I got kudos for in school (Singing, drama and writing), she thought I was having trouble with math on purpose and just not doing it. One day she threw my desk over because it was messy and everything fell out and she kicked it and said, "You clean this. No recess." At least teachers can't do that anymore. I don't remember if my mom, who was my only semi-involved parent, did anything about it or not, but nothing changed. So, yeah, I have never really grown to like or trust teachers or school. In t he back of my mind, I always wonder what they'd do to the poor kids if they didn't have new laws restricting their behaviors. In high school I went to school with MANY towns besides the one I grew up in and I buddied up with them...they were less academically inclined and less affluent...and I became a major class clown in certain classes. I could be disruptive and quite amusing to my peers. In other classes I'd put my head down on the desk and sleep. I never got over my mistrust of educators. To this day, I don't trust them. Funny thing is, I did not have a problem with any other authority figures such as cops, my bosses, others in charge of me. I respected adults who were nice to me. And I tried hard to be good as far as not having sex or doing drugs or following societal norms. It was just teachers and my mom and I sort of respected then disrespected her, depending on how badly she was treating me at the time. Sorry for stealing the thread. I"ll give it back. Something just hit a nerve. Ouch! [/QUOTE]
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