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eazybee Fri 19-Jul-19 12:31:53

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M0nica Fri 19-Jul-19 12:28:19

I had several teachers, who took a dislike to me, or withered me with their sarcasm.

In my case I had suffered a difficult medical condition that was resolved when I was 13, one teacher constantly harked back to it and kept asking if I was really well now.

I didn't like it, but I cannot say it particularly bothered me. To a certain extent I just accepted it as being what that teacher was like. It meant that it gave me a big buzz when I left school and knew I would never need to bother with her again.

It was also good to leave school with some experience of coping with difficult people or people who didn't like me.

Gonegirl Fri 19-Jul-19 11:42:34

That is very sad. A teacher can make such a difference to a life, for good or for bad. I hope these days it's more likely to be for good.

Dee1012 Fri 19-Jul-19 11:40:23

Reading another thread about gift's for teacher's struck a chord.
During my last year's in school, there was one particular teacher who made my life an absolute misery and to this day, I can't understand why and I can actually get quite upset over it.
My mum was quite vulnerable and had experienced a breakdown, this teacher delighted in telling the whole class about it.
She'd make pointed comments about my shoes.. always to match school uniform but not the most expensive one's.
I faced endless sarcasm and she'd go out of her way to, in my mind, be hurtful.
Even after all of these year's, I've never forgotten about it all.