Wrath of Blog

Here’s a story my mom told me. She teaches senior high school English, and over the years we’ve discovered that if you’re a teacher, you get blamed for all the children’s problems. This is a case in point.

I am not one to criticize anxiety, as I’m an overly anxious and neurotic person myself. But you have a responsibility to take care of your own mental health, and do what works. You shouldn’t expect the whole world to adjust for you instead, because it’s often not possible. And you shouldn’t blame someone else for your anxieties.

I think this mother and her daughter are very callous and self-centered. It’s really offensive they would do this.

“My principal told me [today] that a mother wanted me to apologize to her daughter for “traumatizing” her last fall. The girl has anxiety attacks, and the mom treats her with relaxation tapes and meditation. She was unfortunately in my second period class last fall which had its share of hooligans who were not quiet nor behaved. When the mother wanted her transferred, the assoc. principal tried very hard to keep her in the class. I let the girl sit where she wanted, told her she could work in the hall any time she wanted, and pretty much gave her a good deal of freedom. Of course I couldn’t control everything the hoodlums did, and the mother decried the fact that I couldn’t “keep them quiet” so her daughter wasn’t bothered by them.”

Ridiculous, as I said.