When I passed through there were no offers of sports or extra curriculars of any kind. There were, however, an abundance of dismissive looks by teachers who should have known better. I was out of step with their educational system and consequently labeled difficult or lacking. Ignored by the facility and left abandoned by a machine that had no capacity for anything not sitting dead center on the conveyor belt.
Now, approaching my
80’s, I feel for those who, I’m sure, still suffer at the hands of an
inflexible system, and teachers who mistake compliance for intelligence and curiosity
for disruption. Nothing I say here will change
or alter their situation, but should even one educator, after reading this,
take note of those in their charge, a potential spark may ignite. If even one is saved, then I have
accomplished what back then was apparently impossible.
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