They always say that there is more than meets the eye.
Today, I got to see that in one of my students. See, there's this kid who has taken the class once last year and failed it. In my head, I wrote him off as a delinquent kid who doesn't care about school. So have a lot of the other teachers; no good attitude about him, strict...
It was so frustrating to me because this kid is SO bright. He knew all the right answers for the exam review. He knew all of the symbolism behind the novel. He is a smart kid.
Today, I got to hear a little of this kid's story. He failed the class last year because he skipped about 60 days last year. He skipped all those days because he was high all the time. His parents found out and called the cops on him. He then spent some time incarcerated.
That's why he is re-taking the class.
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