Because I Had a Friend in School

May 6, 2015 at 12:17 pm (Uncategorized) (, , , , , , , , , , , , , )

If things turned out differently in my life

I might have thought that I’m stupid if someone bullied me when I knew more then him.

I might have thought that I deserve to be punished when I speak agaist a unfair ‘authority’.

I might have thought that I was stupid when I could’t read with eyes that couldn’t see.

I might have thought I deserve to be unhappy if someone didn’t like my looks.

I might have thought I was the only one who didn’t understand a teacher.

I might have thought that if I was unsuccessful once I deserve to stay this way all my life.

A teacher thought my friend theese things.

I know he didn’t deserve any of this. Because he was my friend.

Because I had a friend in school, I know, I will not tolerate such things, even when they will happen to me. Because if they had happened to me then, I might have thought they were true. So thank you my dear friend.

You know, dear teacher, even if you don’t bully me, I still see you. You will wonder why I won’t respect you even when I won’t defy you.

It is because I had a friend in school.

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I Hate School

December 27, 2013 at 6:23 pm (Uncategorized) (, , , , , , , , , )

1. One reason why I hate the current education system is because it often punishes with no reason.

People without external support (or people whose supposed support – teachers, parents, classmates are even abusive) may get punished by bad grades or being expelled for something that they actually wanted and tried to do right with their whole heart.

I think teachers should be mindful that one instruction that may look to be the same for all pupils is actually perceived quite differently by each of them, and is of different difficulty for each of them depending on their capacity, background and interests and environment.

This is why it was deemed impolite to keep asking people around you for small favors that don’t mean much to you, from the beginning of time in our culture already. It is assumed that the school system is not subject to this, but i want to argue it is.

Something that seems small to one person may actually cause a big hassle to another. This is why many cultures evolve into praising behavior that is helping, and frowning upon behavior that is needy.

2. Let me close this by a story i heard recently, maybe some readers may link to the correct story; i will tell it as i remember it.

A monkey one day decides to organize a race. All animals are invited, and there is a big price to be gotten by the winner, for a small fee to enter the race. The rules will be known in time, and will be the same for everyone.

Animals from far and near gather for the race – hippos, horses, dogs, snakes..

Then the rules are announced: “The one who shall climb the tree the fastest will be the winner”.

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