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Jocelind Julien's avatar

Do you think this type of person and others like them are just mean and ugly inside or were they treated this badly themselves? I often ponder this question. I’ve been on the receiving end of a very brutal (and loud) teacher, then on the receiving end of a wonderful eye-opening one. I prefer the latter! I saw the first teacher break a student’s spirit before my eyes; it was unreal. My saving grace was my attitude (at the time). I didn’t take shit from anyone! Of course, her wrath did sting… but, I wasn’t going to let her see it. I wanted to reach out to that student years later, but she died in an accident. I would hope she regained her self confidence and self love.

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Laura Mackenzie's avatar

I LOVE the way you stated the way your thoughts have developed--that it's not about the mean person being mean, but about whether we choose to accept their input. Very wise. I will share that with my middle schoolers.

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