Ms. Que BanhWhen you were young & in elementary school, do you remember what subjects that you struggled with the most & why?
I'm just curious about this. Also, please indicate if you're ND or NT - when responding. Thank you.
Quasit@PhoenixSerenity
Math was always hard for me. But what I HATED was gym class. I still remember the gym teacher. She would divide the class into two teams to play against each other, and she ALWAYS put all the good athletes together on one team. The "losers" team always got crushed.
I, of course, was always put on the loser team (I'm the kid who was always picked last when kids were picking who was going to be on their team). One day after we got crushed by the good athletes, the gym teacher started yelling at us for being so bad at sports.
I lost my temper.
"Of COURSE the score is always lopsided!" I screamed. "You always put all the GOOD athletes on one team!"
"Oh, and you think *you* could do better?" she sneered.
"Yes!" I answered.
For some reason she decided to show me up. She told me to divide the class into teams. So I did, as fairly as I could. Then we played a game between the two teams.
The final score differed by ONE point between the two teams.
She never said a damned word to me again.
Gym teachers are scum.
@Quasit I was ostracized from gym classes. It was very noticeable & made me feel like an even bigger outcast.
@PhoenixSerenity
Everyone ostracized me, too. I was beaten up several times a day, every day. Back then teachers didn't do a damned thing about bullies. If I'd had access to a gun, I'd have brought it to school.
I read all the time - in class, by myself during lunch in the cafeteria, and during recess huddled as far out of sight as I could get. But they always got me at recess. Hunting me down was one of the favorite pastimes of the many bullies at my school.
In retrospect, it's amazing that I'm not a lot more damaged than I am!
@Quasit The library was my refuge in elementary school. The librarian adored me & protected me, when I was at school.
@PhoenixSerenity That's how it was for me, too! Our librarian was Ms. Altman, and she was WONDERFUL. I spent as much time in all my school libraries as I could. Books and authors were my only friends. I used to search through the library, and when I found a book I liked I binged on everything the author had written.
@Quasit I loved our elementary school librarian. I didn't know then but know as an adult, he was ND & very compassionate towards kids who got bullied.
Rasmus Lindegaard@PhoenixSerenity @Quasit our librarian was old. Ancient even; she also taught English. Our first lesson she told us "I never wanted to be a teacher, but i could never fit a size 36, so I couldn't be a model. I hate children, and the worst thing to ever happen was teachers no longer being allowed to deal out corporeal punishments"
Elle O. Vee Eee@PhoenixSerenity Math, math, math. ND
@Elleaster Math seems to be a common ND mutually shared struggle in childhood educational years.