tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253938106369044295.post1048325163490494074..comments2023-12-25T09:58:39.392-05:00Comments on Surfie Says: School Memories: The Kindergarten Years* (Part II)Surfiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669534977712083199noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253938106369044295.post-32802704851268607622010-01-21T21:34:03.127-05:002010-01-21T21:34:03.127-05:00How awful! It sounds like that lady had no busine...How awful! It sounds like that lady had no business being a teacher.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999741671175495307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253938106369044295.post-83507870798043406482010-01-21T17:11:23.442-05:002010-01-21T17:11:23.442-05:00Oh no, that's so terrible! I would still feel ...Oh no, that's so terrible! I would still feel hurt too. Not only would I retell the story once and cry, but probably everytime because I'm like that. :(<br /><br />Hugs. I will kick her ass for you, does that help?spleenesshttp://www.spleeness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253938106369044295.post-75743576523157319232010-01-19T17:04:49.416-05:002010-01-19T17:04:49.416-05:00Kathy - I have read some of your stories about sch...Kathy - I have read some of your stories about school when you were young. At least you turned out well despite all that meanness and cruelty. <br /><br />Wendi - It did help to write about it. It's amazing how some things can stick with you like that. :( <br /><br />Pseudo - I know! It makes me wonder how often she paddled her own students and for what kind of infractions. <br /><br />Jen - I was in college when our paths crossed again. I thought about confronting her but decided letting her know that it still bothered me would only give her more power over me. I wonder if she would even remember the event. I seriously doubt it. <br /><br />Margaret - I didn't do anything other than greet her (because it would have downright rude to ignore her), so I'm not sure whether she was unpleasant or pleasant that day. I wasn't about to socialize with her and ruin my day. <br /><br />Theresa - This woman was never actually my teacher. She taught in the classroom across the hall, which only makes what happened even more horrible. But thankfully I had only two teachers in my schooling that I considered "bad", and both of them were left behind by the end of second grade. I had lots of teachers that I was mostly indifferent to, and several that I adored. I think that made all the difference.Surfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11669534977712083199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253938106369044295.post-19087574270968587152010-01-19T09:44:05.288-05:002010-01-19T09:44:05.288-05:00I think it's amazing that you still want to go...I think it's amazing that you still want to go into teaching after such a horrible ordeal. My son had a bad Kindergarten teacher, and it took a couple of years to undo the damage.<br /><br />Your experience is a lesson to all teachers to get to know your students. If children are abused at home, they won't necessarily know it's wrong and that they should say something.Theresa Milsteinhttp://theresamilstein.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253938106369044295.post-16965837495429102132010-01-18T19:36:13.619-05:002010-01-18T19:36:13.619-05:00Om my gosh, that is just awful! Was she a nasty wo...Om my gosh, that is just awful! Was she a nasty woman at the party too? I don't know what I would have done if someone like that had resurfaced years later.Nanny Goats In Pantieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019800312349427823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253938106369044295.post-44344845428173802442010-01-18T17:43:44.816-05:002010-01-18T17:43:44.816-05:00What a horrible story. I don't know how old yo...What a horrible story. I don't know how old you were when you saw her at the picnic but you should have gone up to her and confronted her, or your mother should have. If she is still alive I suggest you search her out and tell her how bad she made you feel. Stand up for yourself, that woman has no power over you. <br /><br />You know, the only kind of behavior that will come of a situation like that is that kids will lie. She asked you a question, you answered honestly and you got beat for it. What's wrong with that picture?Jenhttp://www.redheadranting.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253938106369044295.post-91811590661469564412010-01-18T12:41:57.208-05:002010-01-18T12:41:57.208-05:00This is an awful story. That woman should not hav...This is an awful story. That woman should not have been allowed to work with children.Pseudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430783970802030846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253938106369044295.post-17533072417281617162010-01-18T10:04:06.031-05:002010-01-18T10:04:06.031-05:00Ah! How horrifying! I cannot imagine that happenin...Ah! How horrifying! I cannot imagine that happening to a little girl. I hope it helped to write about it.Wendihttp://www.wendiaarons.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253938106369044295.post-38908858706134275842010-01-18T08:48:25.479-05:002010-01-18T08:48:25.479-05:00Oh my dear, Surfie. I'm feeling so sad about t...Oh my dear, Surfie. I'm feeling so sad about this. I had a similar experience where I was talking to a girl behind me before a test (quietly) and was made to put a big fat F on my test paper. The punishment did NOT fit the crime, as in your story. You know how I feel about mean teachers and people who say insensitive things or make you stand up to be embarrassed (what IS that? It's torture!) There is just no excuse for it. Obviously it scarred you to this day and I totally understand that.<br /><br />I’ve harbored a lot of ill will towards teachers and students (mostly the latter) from my grade school days who made it their business to humiliate me. But I do try to laugh about it today if I can. But some things are just not to be laughed at and your experience is certainly one of them. If I could hug you right now, I would.Kathyhttp://www.junkdrawerblog.comnoreply@blogger.com