Angry at the past

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I'm angry at every teacher I've ever had. Didn't they notice that I never spoke? Did they think it was OK that I didn't talk? Didn't they notice that there was something wrong?

me too!! ! I had a teacher who was very abusive towards me. My parents never pulled me out of that school- still havent forgiven them.

I have wondered about this as well.
But I guess it's important to realize teachers are just people too.
They may have taken a big responsibility, but they're still just people.

Had a talk about this with family and they came to a pretty simple conclusion:

Quiet kids don't cause trouble, the loud ones do.
Loud ones get attention and they're the ones whose parents are contacted about all sorts of things.

It's not right, but it makes sense in a way.

I think that all the time. Makes me so angry.

In the last year of my school, every pupil was normally made a "prefect" (this is England we're talking about) and given responsibilities. I was the only one who wasn't. The worst thing is that none of the teachers had the courtesy to talk to me about why I was excluded. I know now of course! There was almost no understanding of these conditions back then, and there probably still isn't in many schools.

I was lucky my first teacher noticed all these things and helped me work with them so i would talk more

In 11 years of education only one teacher noticed that I had AS and understood it. Ironically she was a PE teacher (I seem to have a natural hatred of all PE teachers) but was also the school SENCO. All the other teachers treated me like I was a worthless freak.

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I have HFA, ADHD, OCD & Tourette syndrome. I love animals, especially my bunnies and hamster. I skate in a roller derby team (but I'll try not to bite )

My educators made me the man I am today, and I'll never forgive them for it.

I have hundreds of tales about my shoddy treatment by the education system. One in particular was my 4th Year Junior teacher, Miss Warwick. She took exception to me not wearing a belt, and so dragged me up in front of the entire class and tied string around my waist. That was 22 years ago, and it still makes me angry. Teachers today have been sued for less.

AS was not widely known of in the UK in the 1980s, and I was dismissed as naughty and stubborn despite my intelligence, and treated accordingly. I eventually came to the conclusion that I would be persecuted by those in authority no matter what I did. I still feel that to this day.

I still have a severe hatred for all teachers now.

I had 11 years of reports saying "Has the potential to be brilliant", "head in the clouds", "easily distracted", "immature (in terms of understanding what was being taught, chances are they just didn't explain it well enough for my literal mind)", "easily upset", "argumentative", "bone idle", "should be doing better". "easily led", "rude".

I regularly corrected teachers' spelling and got punished for it. I regularly avoided eye-contact when being told off or asked a question, which in turn made the teachers think I was just rude and insolent. I regularly got punished for not doing homework, but that was because I needed motivation at home, which I didn't have. Now I know if I were diagnosed earlier, learning support would have most definitely helped me achieve the best I could do. Now, I'm 21, working part time in a bar, with little qualifications, a uni drop-out because I wasn't diagnosed until after the fact.

I have a lot of resentment for the education system.

I can't even begin to explain how bitter I am about my past.

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I love you tag line Mikomi, couldn't agree more.

When I was in school, AS was unheard-of. They just thought I was shy and quiet. I am still angry with my early teachers for teaching me "New Math," though. I believe it's the reason why I don't truly understand basic math concepts to this day.