Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] school bathroom -- was/is Breaking the spirit
coyote's corner
wow-what a wonderful thing for you!!
Janis
Janis
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From: treegoddess@...
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 9:24 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] school bathroom -- was/is Breaking the spirit
coyote's corner wrote:
>A few minutes later I raised my hand again. She made me stand by her desk for disobedience. "If you want my attention - then you have it!!"
>I peed right there.
>I couldn't help it.
>I was struggling to hold it in while she banged her stupid gavel and screamed at me to be still.
>
Were you lucky enough to get her shoes???? ;) This sort of thing
happened to my sister in 3rd grade. What is UP with the power trip when
a child needs to go to the bathroom?!
When I was in 4th grade my teacher told me that I couldn't go so I got
up and ran out of the classroom and barely made it. When I got back to
my class the teacher had obviously announced that I was going to get the
paddle because I disobeyed him. I saw it in his hand and ran right back
out of that room all the way to the principal's office and told him that
I wanted to call my mom to pick me up because my teacher wanted to
paddle me for using the bathroom.
Lucky for me the principal just loved me and chewed the teacher out in
front of me. hee hee! I did call my mom who came and got me and my dad
left work when he got wind of it and told this guy he'd "kick his a$$"
if he so much as thought of touching me. HA HA HA That was so awesome!
If only everyone could feel that their parents were on their side.
TreeGoddess
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In a message dated 5/21/03 9:30:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
treegoddess@... writes:
just sat there and took it.
Pam G.
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treegoddess@... writes:
> . I saw it in his hand and ran right backThat is great. By that time I was so afraid of my teachers and my Mom that I
> out of that room all the way to the principal's office and told him that
> I wanted to call my mom to pick me up because my teacher wanted to
> paddle me for using the bathroom.
>
>
just sat there and took it.
Pam G.
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coyote's corner
We had that!! I made it up to the ceiling once - got down & threw up!
Miss Leveque never made me climb up there again.
Janis
Miss Leveque never made me climb up there again.
Janis
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From: KathrynJB@...
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 10:04 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: school bathroom -- was/is Breaking the spirit
In a message dated 5/21/2003 9:53:18 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
> >A few minutes later I raised my hand again. She made me stand by her desk
> for disobedience. "If you want my attention - then you have it!!"
> >I peed right there.
> >I couldn't help it.
> >I was struggling to hold it in while she banged her stupid gavel and
> screamed at me to be still.
> >
>
> Were you lucky enough to get her shoes???? ;) This sort of thing
> happened to my sister in 3rd grade. What is UP with the power trip when
> a child needs to go to the bathroom?!
>
> When I was in 4th grade my teacher told me that I couldn't go so I got
> up and ran out of the classroom and barely made it. When I got back to
> my class the teacher had obviously announced that I was going to get the
> paddle because I disobeyed him. I saw it in his hand and ran right back
> out of that room all the way to the principal's office and told him that
> I wanted to call my mom to pick me up because my teacher wanted to
> paddle me for using the bathroom.
>
> Lucky for me the principal just loved me and chewed the teacher out in
> front of me. hee hee! I did call my mom who came and got me and my dad
> left work when he got wind of it and told this guy he'd "kick his a$$"
> if he so much as thought of touching me. HA HA HA That was so awesome!
> If only everyone could feel that their parents were on their side.
>
> TreeGoddess
>
>
When I was in junior high, one of our Gym requirements was that we had to
climb the rope to the top of the very tall gym. We were graded on how high we
got, and to get an A you had to touch the ceiling. I was terrified of the
heights, and didn't have the upper body strength to do it anyway.
I was really upset that I was going to fail...GYM!!!!! I told my parents,
and the next day my father, who rarely got involved in the school stuff, called
the gym teacher and told her that I would NOT be climbing the rope if I didn't
feel comfortable doing it, and that I would NOT be punished for it.
The man has his moments.
Kathryn
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Mary
From: <KathrynJB@...>
<<When I was in junior high, one of our Gym requirements was that we had to
climb the rope to the top of the very tall gym. We were graded on how high
we
got, and to get an A you had to touch the ceiling. I was terrified of the
heights, and didn't have the upper body strength to do it anyway. >>
When I went to a new school in 6th grade it was a lot different than my
small catholic town school. It was 20 miles away from home, I was one of 4
girls in the classroom and the place looked like a fortress. I came to love
that old building later. They had a huge indoor pool and swimming lessons
was a requirement there. The teacher was an old bat who had a voice that
would go right through you. She actually threw some kids in. I was terrified
and didn't know how to swim yet. I had come close to drowning as a kid and
never got over that. My skin would break out into huge open sores from the
anguish of having to swim. The boys would tease me about next week being at
the deep end. My mom went to the principal and pulled me out of class. Never
had to swim a stroke the whole 3 years I was there after that. The principal
couldn't understand how kids were dying to go to that school just for the
pool and here I was, NOT wanting it.
Mary B
<<When I was in junior high, one of our Gym requirements was that we had to
climb the rope to the top of the very tall gym. We were graded on how high
we
got, and to get an A you had to touch the ceiling. I was terrified of the
heights, and didn't have the upper body strength to do it anyway. >>
When I went to a new school in 6th grade it was a lot different than my
small catholic town school. It was 20 miles away from home, I was one of 4
girls in the classroom and the place looked like a fortress. I came to love
that old building later. They had a huge indoor pool and swimming lessons
was a requirement there. The teacher was an old bat who had a voice that
would go right through you. She actually threw some kids in. I was terrified
and didn't know how to swim yet. I had come close to drowning as a kid and
never got over that. My skin would break out into huge open sores from the
anguish of having to swim. The boys would tease me about next week being at
the deep end. My mom went to the principal and pulled me out of class. Never
had to swim a stroke the whole 3 years I was there after that. The principal
couldn't understand how kids were dying to go to that school just for the
pool and here I was, NOT wanting it.
Mary B