Rhiannon Jefferies
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A balanced equation.
I got a B- in AP Chemistry when I was 15. This is the lowest grade I got in all of high school; that’s sounding like I’m a braggart, but really, that detail there gets at the heart of the matter. The protagonist of this short-my mother, my beautiful and brilliant and extraordinary mamma-she’s a chemist. She used to work in a lab. A chemistry lab. And it’s here, in her handling of chemistry being the nadir of my academic career, that the mindfulness and grace that she adds to the workings of the world, is on full display. She didn’t find my struggle with the subject to be either irritating or amusing; she found it curious more than anything, because, while awkward was my brand in all the years of my life numbered 7 on thru to 17, school was my time to shine; and I excelled in sciences up to that point. My AP Bio teacher from my class the year prior, was, and to this day, remains, my favorite teacher of any subject, at any level.
By Rhiannon Jefferies5 years ago in Families
