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Post by Condor on Feb 10, 2006 20:46:50 GMT -5
Today, one of my students in class came up to me and gradually began to shed tears after several boys and girls picked on him for having gotten a perfect score on his math test. The closest anyone else got was a low 80. They rode him quite hard, so naturallly he felt bad. I talked to him, and how in ten years he will be making more money than me and all those kids. Perhaps some may end up in jail or have children before they even graduate from high school. He started feeling better. Afterwards I asked him if he knew what makes me feel better when I'm down, and he said "Yes sir, rocks." I then produced a fist sized piece of obsidian, and gave it to him. You should have seen the look on his face. He was one happy kid. You know, kids can be downright cruel if you're not smart, too smart, poor, rich, you name it. I'm glad I was able to make him feel better.
Condor
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Post by deb193 on Feb 10, 2006 20:50:16 GMT -5
Way to go
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Post by xenaswolf on Feb 10, 2006 20:51:26 GMT -5
Condor, that child will remember your kindness probably much longer than the cruel teasing he received. I thank God for teachers like you, it probably saved my life when I was that age.
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Post by Cher on Feb 10, 2006 21:06:22 GMT -5
Aww that was so sweet of you to do that. You're right, kids can be awful cruel if you aren't perfect and have lots of $$$. What grade do you teach?
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fatrichie
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Post by fatrichie on Feb 10, 2006 21:53:01 GMT -5
We need more teachers like you out the Condor. Thanks from a little red haired boy who got beat up quite frequently for doing good on math tests and for simply having red hair! Boy that brought back memories!
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Post by Alice on Feb 10, 2006 22:11:45 GMT -5
Boy, I sure wish my son went to a school with teachers like you Condor. My son is constantly picked on, and he often comes home sad, nearly in tears.
He says he tells his teacher about the bullies, etc... and they choose to ignore him and don't do anything about it. So my son does what it takes to get these guys off his back, and takes matters into his own hands, and sometimes leans towards violence (They provoke him), and who's the one who gets suspended? My son. The other boys? they don't even get a talking to.
I personally have called the school to inquire, and they do nothing other then apologize to me. They don't talk to the kids to give my son a break or anything.
Thank goodness he's going to a new school next year!
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Post by Condor on Feb 10, 2006 23:11:08 GMT -5
Aww that was so sweet of you to do that. You're right, kids can be awful cruel if you aren't perfect and have lots of $$$. What grade do you teach? I work at a middle school teaching Science to 6th graders. Condor
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Post by thehawke on Feb 10, 2006 23:23:25 GMT -5
I was always the new kid because we moved around so much (no, not a military brat, just parents who believed in geographical cures). So between that and usually getting straight A's I was like that little boy you touched today.
OK wait a second. That sounds so wrong nowadays. Umm, that little boy you cheered up today. There we go.
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Post by akansan on Feb 10, 2006 23:36:54 GMT -5
LOL Hawke.
I was a military brat with similar experiences. The school I finally graduated from was the first school where I didn't upset the normal pecking order of class rank. That probably helped me enjoy that school a bit more...
But that was a great thing to do, Condor. Kids are cruel, and seem to get plain vicious in middle school for some reason. And who knows what the young mind will do with the chunk of obsidian!
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Post by joe on Feb 10, 2006 23:36:45 GMT -5
Excellent job Condor! Thank you for doing that for a kid who needed it.
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Post by thehawke on Feb 10, 2006 23:45:39 GMT -5
maybe the kid will knap it and then find a pole to make a spear and take revenge on his enemies.
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Post by spacemanspliff on Feb 10, 2006 23:58:05 GMT -5
Condor, I agree with XenasWolf, you will remain a very positive memory in that childs life forever! Probably the reason you went into teaching because from what I hear the pay is not great. Would be nice to have summers off though . Alice I know all about frusterations with the school, usually from the other side of that coin though. It does not do the bullies any good not communicating with their parents it makes things worse because they feal like they can bully the administration too. Then when things build up the school calls the bully's parents in frusteration, when the parents have no idea what has been going on. Not to say my daughter is a bully but more of a disrupter of class and other students. Peace, SSSSpaceman SSSpliff
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Post by rockds on Feb 11, 2006 2:04:07 GMT -5
good job, glad to hear that teachers still care
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Post by MalStone on Feb 11, 2006 12:32:49 GMT -5
Way to go Condor, it's really good to know there are teachers out there that truly care about their students. Without a doubt, you touched that child's life forever.
Deb
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Post by Duckbean on Feb 11, 2006 15:45:02 GMT -5
Thanks Condor! It's always great to hear about a teacher that cares. I respect and admire my sister in law for just that reason and you and her sound alot alike. If only every kid out there had a teacher like you I think there would be alot more great people out there.
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Post by rockyraccoon on Feb 11, 2006 19:03:35 GMT -5
condor that is a very touching story. he will always remember you for that. and treasure that obsidian.
kim
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Post by krazydiamond on Feb 11, 2006 19:40:29 GMT -5
Condor, i had to wipe the tears away and come back to this thread later. i was a happy, semi-normal kid until the sixth grade. i got picked on and humiliated, outcast to the point of ulcers and extremely low self esteem that took me literally years to grow out of. my mother tried to talk to my teacher, which, in fact, only made it worse. kids are the cruelest, i have to agree.
years later, when i was in my early twenties, i met up with one of the worst of my female antagonists in a bar. she wanted to be friends, i beat the crap out of her. no, it wasn't right, but it felt SO good........
you did a good thing, Condor, i am glad there are good teachers out there to give kids hope and strength to carry on.
KD
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Post by Condor on Feb 12, 2006 0:02:59 GMT -5
Thank you for the compliments folks. I truly enjoy what I do. Sometimes, and a lot of times, it's hard, but just the fact that I enjoy teaching children, makes it all worthwhile.
Condor
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Post by Tellfamily on Feb 12, 2006 0:32:16 GMT -5
Two thing to say:
First Condor WTG: Keep up the GREAT work cus you are shaping the next gereration of leader for this country.
Second the most curel thing on the face of this planet are the other kids.
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Post by thehawke on Feb 12, 2006 4:11:35 GMT -5
You know what? My favorite teacher actually got me in trouble with my parental units and yeah, she remained my favorite teacher. I was having an EXTREMELY rough junior year because I'd started partying like crazy and putting myself in extremely dangerous situations. I was even unconscious in the hospital for 3 days. So anyway, I started that year behind already and with everything that was going on, my grades started slipping. So when I pulled a D in english, she called my mom and I naturally got into a huge fight with them but I really felt I could go to that teacher and tell her what was going on with me. I really think having someone listen to me saved my life.
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