Useful?

That very few teachers actually care about you, as a child, as a human being, but those that *do* are wonderful.

That many children are cruel and pretty darn nasty.

That no-one seems to have time to stop and stare at beautiful things.

That the way the sunshine lit up the leaves on the trees outside my windwo touched my soul far more than logarithms.

That I was not designed to high jump, long jump or hurdle.

That winning the rounders or netball match really was of any importance to me.

That schools need colours.

That long, empty corridors and stairwells with no plants, no sounds were frightening and depressing.

That you look after the science lab 'pets' with love and you take the school rabbit home whenever you can to free him of the filthy surroundings in which he was kept, letting him snuggle into your arms and sleep.

That the willow trees on the playing fields were far more beautiful than the running tracks.

That the sound of nature is far better than the sound of people.

That school is the most unnatural situation I have ever been in, alongside one of the most frightening and depressing.

That many children feel that way even more than I did, now feeling the need to carry knives to protect themselves.

That teachers are NOT always right, in fact, they are very often wrong.

That school never taught me how to change a plug, how to use a drill, how to run a home, how to run a bank account, how to look after myself, and therefore served very little purpose in life.

That school turns many children off from learning and, as a wise and wonderful teacher once told me, that you don't *start* learning until you've *left* school.

That being controlled is unnatural and wrong.

That adults forget how to be children.

That adults do things that are wrong and mean and cruel.

That being belittled is a terrible thing, let alone belittling someone, purely because you are in a position of power.

That I would never subject my children to the traumas I endured, if they did not take to school naturally.

That fighting hard to remain an individual, within a system that sees you as just another face in the crowd is actually damned hard..and...bloody important!

That no-one has the right to bully, be they teacher or pupil, or anyone else.

That believing in yourself is the most important lesson you can learn.




Useless?

That school is always right, because....it is anything BUT..