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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hurt a teacher's feelings in 9th grade (all girl's private school) and her honest, embarassed and sad reaction made me a better person. Today I'm a teacher and I tend to be thick-skinned, but I was very hurt by a racial stereotype a few years ago. Having THAT conversation with the student was difficult for us both, but transformative. I suggest that you talk with her, OP. Kids can be clueless.[/quote] I did something similar in 8th grade -- talked trash about a teacher (who I actually did quite dislike) right as he walked by. He said nothing. But I knew he'd heard me, and I felt ashamed. Even though I really didn't like him, I was aware that I was being petty and juvenile in actually saying so, and I was quite aware that even if I wanted to say the things I said, it was inexcusable to have done so where he could hear me. It taught me to be much more aware of what I said, to whom, and how, and to realize that grown-ups had feelings, too.[/quote]
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