For long time, since I've been elementary throughout to college. Some teachers didn't think I would make it throughout all schools. Even one teacher label me metal retarded. I've been struggle to prove every teachers, that I met, were wrong. Some didn't think I would make it through Middle School. Some didn't think I would make it through High School. Heck! Even some teachers didn't think I would graduate High School and would be able to get in college. Even some teachers think I wouldn't make it through college. It really does hurt me when some teachers weren't being supportive (some are A.H., pardon my language).
My last year in college, I bumped into one of my previous professor. This professor is usually says hi to me everytime he/she saw me. He/she did stop me from going to the next class and want to talk to me breifly. I listened. He/she said that it was wrong of him/her misjudge me and assume that I wouldn't make it through college. He/she was impress that I maintain my goal and wouldn't give up. He/she mention that he/she's sorry about that. Also, that he/she was sorry that he/she wasn't being supportive. He/she said need to go to class and wishes me a good luck. I was just stood there stunned and shock. Afterward, I cried. That's the first time I heard from someone who apology to me for misjudging me.
It has been long time since I've been put up with discrimination and being bullied not by students but by the teachers. I never thought in my bewilderment dream one of the whole teachers would be willing to stand and admit his/her mistake. That's rare and it was nicest thing I ever heard for a long time.
I'm glad that I'm be able to prove to teachers wrong by refuse to listen to them.
Key thing for to learn: Listen to someone you know that you can trust. Someone you know that will be very supportive and understand your situation. Listen to someone who understand your past and present and be there for the future and still support for who you are. Someone who knows your craps and still loves you the way you are.
Do not listen for those who isn't being supportive. For those who wouldn't be there. For those who refuse to be there by knowing or think that you would make a mistake that would cause them to be embarrassing. (Truth is you are embarrassing yourself, you can't embarrassing anyone else.) But someone just being there for you and support you throughout your embarrassing moment is a true person that you can trust.
1 comment:
WOW! That the comment you left on my blog has left me wondering what you meant. Now I understand :-) I am really glad this professor realized, and apologized to you. That is really huge.
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