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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My favorite high school teacher (had her for 3 years across multiple science courses) called me by a name that was slightly different than my own. Think of the commonly confused names common to white people (ya know where you change a letter or two). I was a white student and she was a white teacher, so let's assume racism wasn't at play here.

I never had the heart to correct her. She was caring, kind, energetic, patient, and put forth an incredible amount of effort every day. I could forgive this minor incursion because she had a heart of gold and was incredibly competent. She was my first AP teacher and I cruised to a 5 thanks to her lead.

WTF is wrong with everyone these days? Not everything is an intentional micro-aggression that demands someone be fired immediately. High Schoolers are tough creatures. They look for opportunities to disparage any teacher that makes them do work that they don't like. It is the wisdom of the county to succumb to their every demand because they video-taped something possible out of context and out of character? BCC has lost several competent and experienced teachers over the past decade as students have purposefully "baited" them into such situations. There is a sick power dynamic emerging where students can trap teachers into these discussions.

Seriously, think back to being a teenager? Remember trying to get the teacher off topic for the day so that you wouldn't have any homework? Oh boy was it fun! Find a trigger point for a teacher and get them going on that topic.

Nowadays, you don't even have to fish for these topics. The county provides them through consultants who present language so exciting that FOX news and CNN have to run specials on it. Gosh what I would've done with the opportunity to "poke the bear" of so many teachers with this wonderful set of ammunition. My inner child is elated just thinking about what I could have done![/quote]

Only a white person could think this anecdote is relevant in any way. [/quote]

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