This week I had a parent conference for a female student. The student, let’s calls her Jaime, is missing several assignments due to absences and currently has a low ‘D’ average. When I arrived at the conference, I saw Jaime, her mother, and her mentor.
I stuck my hand out to her mother to greet her, “Hi, I’m Mrs. Bullock.” Jaime’s mother, with a bewildered facial expression, looked to the left, to the right, then up and then down, in a quick motion.
She said, “Who are you?”
I replied, “Mrs. Bullock, Jaime’s teacher?”
“Teacher of what?” she questioned with sarcasm as she looked at me from head to toe. That day I was very dressed up. I was wearing a 3 quarter length black shirt with a dressy, colorful skirt I had bought from Lerner (actually New York & Company, but I remember when it was called Lerner), along with a pair of black shoes that had a nice heel to them. I looked very professional.
“I have Jaime for English.”
“How old are you?” she inquired.
I knew this question was coming. I could tell by the look in her eyes. I have been waiting for the next parent to ask me my age. See, I have a pretty young looking face and at first glance, many people think that I am a student (even though I feel that my dress sets me apart). Last year, I had several parents ask me my age and I told them. It always made me feel uncomfortable and young, especially if they asked me in the presence of my student. So I concocted a short quick phrase to which I would use as a reply the next time a parent asked me my age.
“Old enough to teach Jaime English,” I said with a smile. She shook my hand, and I sat down to talk business.
6 comments:
The thing is while you are BEAUTIFUL R.B., you clearly look older than a 12th grader. So why are they trippin? And why she have to be all rude and disrespectful with it? And don't mofos know it only takes 4 years to get out of school?! People ask me my age like there's 'posed to be a post-graduation grace period before a brotha can work! WTH?!
"And don't mofos know it only takes 4 years to get out of school?! People ask me my age like there's 'posed to be a post-graduation grace period before a brotha can work!"
LOL!! I know right! I guess people are not used to young teachers/people with careers. They probably forget that the old teachers were young at one point.
I think there's a disrespect for young, fresh, new talent in a lot of fields/companies and that's why they keep getting the same wack results, cause they doing the same wack things and aren't open to any new ideas. I partially left a better paying job because of it.
My wife thinks lots of young professionals have no respect for their elder professionals. She's partially leaving her job because of it.
Go figure.
You should've busted her in her grill and while she laid on the ground said, "old enough to knock out parents whose punk children act a fool in class and get bad grades."
LOL Rell. When keeping it real goes wrong ;)
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