I actually wasn't sure if I would read the whole book. But this book really pushed me to read more. When I was reading the book, it brought my feelings into the book that I was happy when Junior was happy and I sad when Junior got upset. Maybe you will think the book is about native American and has nothing to do with us. You are wrong.Although this book is a novel but it is telling some ture story happend everyday in our life.
I wrote about how a teacher effect a student's life in my analysis paper. Becasue that is something that I feel most common with Junior. His life path was totally changed by Mr.P, the teacher found Junior's potential. I was very touched becuase I could totally understand how it felt.
When I was considered a bad student in my Junior high school. Most of the teachers hated me a lot. They insulted me in fornt of the class. When I was siting with my classmate they tied thier best to cover the answer. I did not want to see the answer but it really pissed me off they way they did just because I was considered a bad student.
Anyway. that was not the most important part. I remember there was only two teahcher believed me. Mrs.Li and Mrs.Fang. Mrs. Li was said to me no matter how people see me I just need to know who I am. She said she could see my huge potenical and she knew I could be a lot better. She was the only one told me grade did not mean anything. But that was the way I could prove I was better than them and prove everyboay they were wrong about me. She was my English teacher. My English was like crap until I graduated from junior high which was 3 years ago. It was her words cheered me up and made me believed myslef.
Mrs.Fang was my physics teacher. She spend more time on me because my mom talked to her to save me. Altought she was not 100% voluntary but I still appreciate she did so. She taught me and other students after class. I felt appreciated and touched so I wanted to thank here by my good grade. After couple month, my physics was in the top of the class but I was suprised and upset that other teachers thought I cheated on the test.
I remember when the other teacher told me I had to sit alone during the test I stared at her madly. She was the fierecest teacher in the school. When she teaches the class even a fly is too scared to fly in. But in my junior high, not like the other students there was no fierece or sharp teacher to me. I wasn't afriad of anyone. To me there was only two kinds of teacher, teacher who disrespected me and teacher who cared about me. Anyway, I sit alone and did the test. Still I got the top grade in the class.
I remember 4 years earlier my mom was trying to get the grade report in junior high.
She came to school and teachers said to her don't waste money on me.
Anyway, I appreciate them and hate them.
4 years later, 2011, I am never the same person. But that memory is still here to stimulate me study harder. I never came back to my Junior high even to see the teachers I love. Becasue I am waiting for a day that I can prove them that they are so wrong and make the teachers support me proud.
Also mom I love you, thank you for believing me no matter what.
Zexian,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this story. It always amazes me to hear some of the experiences of students, although since I have so many of my own I guess it shouldn't.
You are an amazing young woman and I am glad you continue to study hard, although hopefully not too hard.
I have an experience like that but it involved how much I hated reading. Until I was in 6th grade I didn't read anything except video games. Then I had a teacher named Mrs. Phillips who made our grade depend on reading books. She had the class choose between a bunch of books but I didn't choose one. I told her that I don't read and she asked me what was interesting to me. At that point in time I was learning about medieval times and I told her that was what interesting me so she picked out 5 of the books and put them on a desk. She told me to pick one and try to get to chapter 3. If I couldn't keep reading it then I didn't have to finish it. I picked out "Crispin the Cross of Lead" and by the time I got to chapter 3 I couldn't stop reading. After that I kept finding books like that, things I wanted to read and I didn't stop. My librarian knew me well and helped me find more books. She changed my life and now I've read more books than I can possibly remember.
ReplyDeletesorry for hearing the story of your academic path. But right now you are fantastic!
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I'm glad to see, you are not choose give up studying,when your teachers insulted you.I don't think there is any person have rights to insult other people. If a student without highly score on the exam, then he is a bad student? I don't think so. You have ability to make lots friends,your English is very good. Your mother will feels proud of you.
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