My students (7)

[gerbie]

He is one of the two boys in a class full of girls. The first impression he gives is that he is a softie. In a class of 17 and 18 year old girls, it is not easy to stay yourself. His little moustache did exactly the opposite of what he hoped it would do. Instead of being more masculine, it seemed like a desperate attempt to get a bit of credibility. When you start talking to him he tries to impress by playing it cooler than he is. Soon it turns out that he is top of the class. His grades rarely come in the low variety. The girls in his class pick on him, though with a touch of affection.

Under all the impressions, he is just an incredibly nice guy. The one you suspect to be gay, he just hasn't found out himself yet. He surprised the rest of the class by announcing he has a girlfriend. She is from Chinese origin and lives on the other side of the country. Ever since the girls try to get him to talk. All kinds of embarrassing questions are fired at him. He only answers some of them. It is still easy to wind him up, though it is nearly impossible to get him angry. Once I managed to do so, he felt that he was being punished for something he couldn't be blamed for. I agreed, but couldn't possibly admit, as the others who thoroughly deserved the punishment would have rioted.

He even managed to fail some tests recently. According to some colleagues, this might have something to do with his girlfriend. He just thinks he underestimated and misunderstood some things. He becomes seems more human since. He'll be top of the class come the end of the term. However, I am afraid for him after that. He doesn't seem the kind of person to easily survive outside the safe boundaries of school. Good grades and a nice personality might not be enough in the harsh world we live in. I hope I'm wrong.

Comments

wrong

[harryroberts.livejournal.com]

I hpoe your wrong too but you seem like such a good person to judge these things, i mean please find a time machine and cone back to when my school was good and sort out my school. Thanks. LOL yeah anywayi totally admire the way you can see so much in your students, it takes a special person to be able to see so much in others. I think you are special because of your work. I mean anyone who tries to help other so much as you do deserves some credit.

hi

[yourownworld.livejournal.com]

Hey Gerbie, I've missed ya! I love it when you talk about your kids, very inspiring. I work with kids too and I really enjoy it! I'm going to talk to you about Italy after I'm home for good okay!

k

Re: hi

[gerbie.livejournal.com]

Looking forward to reading the stories about Italy, I'll probably miss out on going there this summer myself, so stories will have to do for me.

Re: wrong

[gerbie.livejournal.com]

Please don't overdo the praise, my head'll explode. I think any good teacher knows his/her students. That's why one becomes a teacher, it is an interesting profession. I'm sure if you ask anyone from my own class, the majority will disagree with your opinion. Luckily not all classes are like that. I still enjoy my job, writing about it over here sometimes helps me remember things better.