Sunday, January 30, 2011

Worst Teacher: Graf #2

          I've done all the work, I've studied for every test, I've written every essay to the best of my ability. I'm not a genius, I don't expect to be referred to as such. I don't want to be passed out of sympathy, but I don't want to be compared to anyone as well. You look at us all, appreciation filling your eyes for all the athletes, relief for those who understand everything. Your expression goes blank, 'why doesn't she understand this, why doesn't she do better.' I put all of my effort into everything I do, I spend hours studying, reading, writing. All I want, all I need is help, to you I should get this stuff on my own, I should just listen, remeber, and pour it all out on the test. I've come for help and all I get are lectures, all you do is talk and talk. I don't have the memory of an elephant, I can't remeber everything. I struggle to balance my work load, you don't seem to understand that I'm drowning under all the pressure, I'm fighting just to get a C+ in any class. I spend every studyhall reading the books, going over every note. I can't do better than this without help, I don't understand why you can't comprehend this.

1 comment:

  1. Oooh, I like this oddball approach, the internal monologue that realized that it's not so important to actually 'introduce' the teacher, but more important to describe the teacher's effects on a student. Good idea, nicely executed.

    This is particularly good: "You look at us all, appreciation filling your eyes for all the athletes, relief for those who understand everything. Your expression goes blank, 'why doesn't she understand this, why doesn't she do better.'"

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