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When I was going to 5th grade, I heard my 4th grade teacher tell my new one to “Watch out for this kid.” That following school year, I sensed a target on my back, all because of what my old teacher told my new one. At 9 yrs old, I felt like I was guilty before I’d done anything.
No matter what good I did that 5th grade year, I could tell that my teacher still always viewed me as “the troublemaker.” I was never given the chance to prove myself as a good student—again, because my 4th grade teacher told my story for me, instead of letting me tell it.
Thankfully, I cared more about what my mom thought of me, and of how I viewed myself, than about how I appeared to my 4th & 5th grade teachers. I wasn’t the perfect student, but even then, I knew I was no “troublemaker,” or one to “watch out for.” #KnowYourWorth
