Family Fuming Over Student's Unflattering Awards

Posted on Friday 15 June 2007 at 8:37 AM in Homeschooling - Post Comment

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Posted by gokings13 on Friday 15 June 2007 at 8:59 AM - Link

My 7th grade Social Studies teacher did something similar to me.
Back then, the movie "10" was SUPER popular. SO, I braided and beaded my hair.
I was sitting in class, the bell rang (7th grade made me 13 years old). The teacher stands up from his desk, looks at me and says "well looks like we have to settle for a "5" instead of a 10". The kids ROARED with laughter.......I melted at my desk in humiliation. I can still see his face, see him laughing at me, and I can still hear the kids roaring in laughter...........it was horrible.

The power of words. It is amazing how powerful words are.
Laura

Terrible!

Posted by Jonash2004 on Friday 15 June 2007 at 11:26 AM - Link

How wrong to do such a thing!!!

Labels can be so wrong. Everyone ALWAYS thought my brother would suceed in life - and my dh was a slacker in high school (very smart, he just didn't do any more than he had to). Now, my brother is a bum and my dh is an engineer.

I hope this young man is able to move past this....

Ashley

p.s. Laura, that is dreadful! The things teachers get away with!!!!

The power of words

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday 16 June 2007 at 12:50 PM - Link

That is so horrible! I can't believe the things that people say.