I have always been a rebel, with or without a cause. A stubborn streak runs through my family bloodline. I worked the school system out pretty quickly as a child. I can't tell you the number of classes I sat through not listening to a single word the teacher espoused, occasionally looking up from my notebook, which I filled hours writing letters to my friends, to make eye contact with the teacher and nod thoughtfully before burying myself in my inner dialogue once again. I recall teaching myself the bare minimum of whatever I needed to know in order to ace a test or complete an assignment often 24 hours prior to assessment. This was normal to me. I got good grades, was considered a good student, yet I spent the majority of my time completely disengaged from learning in the setting where we are told it must take place. There were a handful of teachers who I felt connected and truly engaged by but they were the exception.
Rebellion
Rebellion
Rebellion
I have always been a rebel, with or without a cause. A stubborn streak runs through my family bloodline. I worked the school system out pretty quickly as a child. I can't tell you the number of classes I sat through not listening to a single word the teacher espoused, occasionally looking up from my notebook, which I filled hours writing letters to my friends, to make eye contact with the teacher and nod thoughtfully before burying myself in my inner dialogue once again. I recall teaching myself the bare minimum of whatever I needed to know in order to ace a test or complete an assignment often 24 hours prior to assessment. This was normal to me. I got good grades, was considered a good student, yet I spent the majority of my time completely disengaged from learning in the setting where we are told it must take place. There were a handful of teachers who I felt connected and truly engaged by but they were the exception.