"Skip the idiot steps" Bad Teacher stories.

[Baitball Blogger]

15. Today, that teacher would have been canned.

I have my theory about teachers who expect you to meet their low expectations. It's the same about just anyone who expects you not to be bright enough by their standards.

I once took a required refresher courser, driver's license test in Zellwood, which back when, was strictly farm country. The test was basic sign reading. I had friends who lived out there and figured I would take it on a school break. Well, I recognized one of the test takers. She was a young blonde girl who was about my age who had come by the house to visit. She didn't recognize me. Well, she flunked and she became all hysterical. Her family had to console her. I felt bad for her and tried to explain how to read the signs.

Then it was my turn to receive my test scores and I went up to the guy behind the desk. He looked at me with a look of wonder, like he was in awe that I had passed. I'm latina so I'm guessing that my perfect score was a shock to his system.