[Angela]

I am an American teacher in Germany and just read your letter. All I can say is Amen! So many teachers have a sincere committment to educating and caring about our young people. But the others … I have never been so disgusted at the number of people who are here only for the experience of being overseas. I love to travel, too, but my first love is teaching all children. Some teachers here are racist and insecure of younger teachers; they cut students down rather than building them up. Some are old mentally and physically, and their way of teaching is so outdated it is ridiculous. Some teachers don’t even like children. I ask myself, ‘Will I act like them when I am an older instructor?’ I pray not. I respect the profession and hope that the poor image changes, but we have a lot of problems that teachers themselves need to work on and change, too.

No one has the right to destroy a child. Every kid deserves a chance. I remember nuns who told me to take up shorthand because I wasn’t college material. I wish I could find them now so I could shove my graduate thesis and 4.0 transcripts down their racist throats. But instead of being angry, I chose to become a teacher to make sure no student of mine would ever suffer the same treatment.

Oh, and Sister Amelia, if you’re reading this, look for a copy of my doctoral thesis real soon…

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Name : Angela, Gender : M, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Christian, Age : 30, City : Washington, State : DC, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,