The Anti-Inspiration and Teacher-Bullies and Trauma

[dawn_felagund]

I started to write up this as a comment by someone on a friend's LJ, but it was getting very personal very fast--and therefore a little weird to be putting someone I didn't know well in the position of having to reply to it--and I thought it'd be better here. I somehow ended up talking about kids being bullied by teachers, and this opened a

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[engarian]

Anti-inspiration from teachers is, unfortunately, too common. I had several teachers in my own experience who despised me for a variety of reasons. The band teacher I had in High School finally tripped my trigger and my solid record of straight "A"'s in music brought my parents into the battle. Making an appointment with the school principal and the band teacher resulted in my "D" grade being corrected to an "A", but also in a mandate that I would no longer attend music classes taught by that teacher. I switched to choir.

I have never figured out why some people only get their kicks from harming others, and why they would ever harm a child. For me, it led to cutting and some serious self-esteem issues that almost killed me - in a very literal fashion. I've walked carefully with a very small group of friends ever since and look upon everyone with the initial joy of a puppy, tempered with the experience of an old dog who knows better.

Sending *hugs* your way because I suspect you and I would have shared a lot of the same likes, dislikes, and special PE classes.

- Erulisse (one L)