As a teacher, what is the saddest thing you’ve found out about one of your students?
I felt really sad about this.
As a teacher, what is the saddest thing you’ve found out about one of your students?
I’m a Biology teacher, and one day in one of my Year 9 classes (ages 14) we were dissecting a heart. This girl asked to be excused, and I allowed her to, as she looked extremely hot and flushed. I gave it a few minutes, then went and spoke to her outside. She managed to explain to me that the blood and the flesh reminded her of when her mother would mutilate her arms in front of her, and that she hasn’t been able to comfortably eat meat for a long time. I felt awful, because I was constantly giving this student detentions for missing homework and not paying attention in class. If she saw those things, she’s probably seen a lot of other things. Please look after your students
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