You Want to Know What I Absolutely Hate? · 11:31pm Jan 20th, 2014
More than just about anything, I hate it when a student disrespects their teacher for no apparent reason. It absolutely pisses me off. To be honest, I always hated it, but it never really bothered me until a couple years ago. I'm going to tell you guys a story. I'll make it as quick as I can, so bare with me. It's an even that changed my life and I won't forget in a million years.
When I was in the 7th grade, I took Algebra I Honors. It was my first year taking a pretty hard math course. The weight of the class fell on me like a ton of bricks. I honestly wasn't expecting the class to be so difficult. Fortunately, I had a few good friends in the class. One of them being a boy I will call "Carl". Carl and I used to talk nonstop in his class. We would goof off, ignore the teacher, and talk about him behind his back. My teacher's name was Mr.Gist. He was a pretty nice man, but was pretty strict at times. I remember being sent out of his class so many times for talking. One time, he even sent me out and forgot about me a while. If I remember correctly, that was they day I got mad and yelled at him because I got a D on a test I tried so damn hard on... It hurt me a lot, but I still regret letting my anger out on him. Wow... The way I've been taking about him makes him seem like a bad guy. He wasn't. He was nice, humorous, and intelligent. Anyway, the point is I wasn't his... best student.
So a long year had passed with that class. I struggled a lot. I'll never forget the day Mr.Gist took me into the hallway and said, "Well, looks like I'll be seeing you in my Geometry class next year." I was so proud of myself at that moment. Out of all the failed tests and missing homework assignments, I still managed to pass.
That summer came quickly. It was August 5th, and I was sitting in a care home with my best friend. I asked her to use her phone to check my Facebook, and she allowed me. I was scrolling through my newsfeed and nothing seemed out of place. There were updated profile pictures, lame jokes, and girly statuses. I then saw one of my friends post a picture of her and Mr.Gist saying. "Thank you for teaching me so much... You were an amazing teacher." I thought nothing of it, and went on, scrolling for something interesting. I saw a picture of one of my friends change his profile picture to him and Mr. Gist saying: "Me and Mr.Gist in the 8th grade.: All that went through my head after that was, "Wow...Mr.Gist sure is appreciated." I went down further in my newsfeed, and after a minute, I saw yet another picture of Mr.Gist, with the caption: "R.I.P. Mr.Gist... We'll never forget you."
Even after staring at it for a minute I still didn't understand...Mr.Gist died. When it really sunk in, I started crying. After all the times he argued with me, yelled at me, laughed at me, and sent me out of his classroom, I bawled my eyes out when he died. I cried all that night. I was supposed to be in his class that year... Supposed to be. It shouldn't have happened... I cried so, so hard over his death. And for a while, I hated myself. I hated myself for treating him with disrespect at times, for talking in his class, for getting mad at him, for everything. I was so, so upset at myself. I wish I could have one more minute with him... Just to apologize for everything I did wrong... I'll never forget that day when I got on my school bus the last day of school.. I saw him outside. I had an urge to hop off the bus and hug him before summer came, but I ignored it. Unbeknownst to me, that was my last opportunity.
So if you guys have a teacher you've never exactly got along with, just apologize to them for being rude, disrespectful, or doing something as simple as talking in their class. You never know... it may just be your last chance....
I... I´ll sure keep that in mind, thanks for sharing it.
I envy how well you can tell a story no matter the context, just beautiful
That was amazing.
And now I'm sad. Thanks...
Thanks a lot...
I admit, sometimes when my teachers say something to me that kinda makes me angry, I think cruel things in my mind, and I want to curse at them so bad. This story changed my heart forever. For now on I will just deal with it and move on.
btw. R.I.P Mr.Gist. I never really new him personally, but I could tell he was a good person, and I'm sure the people who knew you the closest will never forget you. When I die, I can't wait to meet you in heaven
~ AbbaieTwinkle
Excuse me while I go drown in my own tears...
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