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In reply to the discussion: What class do you dislike the most in JrHigh or Senior High. Mine was Chemistry. I could not for the life of me master [View all]NNadir
(38,159 posts)...I can't recall disliking any subject, but if I did dislike one, it was almost certainly my own fault for having a closed mind, for not loving knowledge for its own sake.
I had a few teachers who weren't exactly great, but I also had many who were great.
My 12 grade English teacher, who terrified me when I saw him walking in the hall in grades 9 through 11 because of his limp, the scar across his face and a kind of glare he wore in the hallways, proved to be one of the most interesting and insightful people, and indeed one of the warmest and most ethical people I have ever known, a polymath extraordinaire.
Having him as my teacher changed my life, and my memory of him brought me through some questionable times. Even in middle age I felt that I had to work to live up to his expectations of me, and the effort to do so saved me many times.
As for chemistry...
Chemistry, like Math, and for that matter physics requires some work to get at how beautiful those subjects are. It's a shame when they are badly taught.