February 09, 2008
influences
after school, we had this conversation:
i got in trouble with miss o'donnell today. ( her teacher )
what happened?
she told me to get the cactus paper, but i got the other papers.
okay, where was the cactus paper?
in my cubbie.
where were the other papers?
in my cubbie.
did she yell at you?
no.
did she put you in the corner?
no.
did she give you a time-out?
no.
okay, were you talking to your friends?
no.
were you not paying attention?
i was paying attention. i just didn't bring the cactus paper.
okay, how did you get in trouble?
miss o'donnell said, kay-la ( in an exasperated voice) , can you please get your cactus paper?
that doesn't sound like she was mad.
well, it does to me.
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let me first say, that i think miss o'donnell is a fine teacher. secondly, i'm not sure how exasperated she really sounded. with that being said, i think, your view of how others see you, really does have a lot of influence on how you see yourself. this is especially true when you're only 4 years old.