It seems that there are a few in every school. I realize now that we have been extremely lucky over the past 14 years and haven't really had the teacher from hell....until this year. Ben never had one....he managed to end up with pretty good teachers the whole time he was in the public school system. Sure, there were bumps along the way, but nothing that a note or a phone call to the teacher didn't resolve. (Yes, I am intentionally forgetting about his kindergarten teacher....I have blocked it from my memory.) Now, Wyatt has the teacher from hell for Language Arts. I have been told that she is a 'good English teacher'. If embarrassing students and making them feel stupid makes her a 'good English teacher', then she sure has my vote. I won't go into any more detail about the ordeal here because if you know me or Wyatt, then you know the rest of the story.....but...
What really worries me, is when things like this come along the path of my life, I always ask myself....in the big picture of my life (or the lives of my children, I wish I felt the same way about this little ordeal). While it should not affect Wyatt in the future, the potential for it to do so is very real....and that really bothers me. Not only is he learning some very valuable life lessons about how to be a decent human being, he is also learning how NOT to be a decent, respectful human being, thanks to this teacher. It has been a very long two months since this started, and I expect it will be a very long 5 months before it is over. I'm sure that Wyatt will be fine because that's just the kind of kid he is....and that makes me very proud. Please keep your fingers crossed for us in the meantime....it's gonna be a bumpy road!
Today I'm thankful for: Good teachers, my dishwasher, and my boys.
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