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a most unfortunate conversation in ajc, my beloved school.

this is an extract of what happened to a particular classmate of mine. he was elected as a councillor(elect) recently, and in finding out the true meaning of a councillor and coupled with a few other personal reasons, he found that he had to quit it. and the teacher-in-charge had to speak to him about this....

"Teacher: Ms Ng thinks very highly of you and that is why she referred me to you. I also think very highly of you too. I was the one who interviewed you during the interviews and i ranked you very highly among the elects.
student: sorry sir. But i believe that my abilities are limited sir. I do not think i have what it takes to continue to be a councillor.
Teacher: I do not doubt your abilities. and you should not doubt your ability as well. If you are one of those people who i think that are not up for it, i would not be wasting so much time talking to you now. Like Charles and Thaddius ( they quit ), when they resigned, i did not say anything. I just accepted it. I think that you are just trying to find the easy way out.
student: I am sorry sir.
Teacher: i don't think that your reasons are valid enough. I am very disappointed in you.
student: i am sorry sir
Teacher:you will go for the elects camp tomorrow
student: Sir, i do not think that i will go for the camp sir. I really do not wish to stay in the council sir.
Teacher: you are saying that you are not even giving me a chance to clear some of your misconceptions about council?
student: sir, i believe that ms ng has cleared up the misconception when she talked to me yesterday. But after careful thinking and consideration, i am still decided to leave council. It is not an easy decision sir. It is not a rash decision.
Teacher: now you are a elect and it is not that easy for you to quit. The people voted for you and the teachers have high expectations of you. I really doubt your ability of you to become the leader of the country in the future. What has happened to the young generation nowadays?
student: sir, i am really sorry sir. but if i stay in the council and continue to be unhappy about it, i do not think i will be able to contribute my 100% to the council.
Teacher: If you were in my shoes, how would you feel?
student: i will feel very angry and disappointed sir. I am really sorry, sincerely sorry sir. serious.
Teacher: so you are bent on leaving the council?
student: yes sir
Teacher: then, you WILL write a letter to me telling me of your reasons to quit councl and APOLOGISE in the letter. Your letter will be displayed on the council notice board for all to see. If i am unhappy with your letter, you will write again and again until i am happy with it. Do you get it straight?
student: speechless... looking into his eyes.
Teacher: from this second onwards you HAVE NOTHING with the council. you hear me? I look down on you from now on and I don't care if i tell other teachers about you. You will not take part in any council organised activities in the future, you hear me? I don't welcome you to take photos there. If i find out that you are in any position for the PS(photographic society), i will give my feedback to the teacher in charge to question the choice.

And he storms away."

my friend, is but a student. the teacher is but a teacher. nothing more. some people never know when to quit. where has the concept of liberty gone to? has it, as the intellectuals say, never been existent here? no one is ever qualified to judge another, not even a teacher. i've never heard of teachers humiliating students. ooh, now this is a first. this incident offers a glimpse of what actually goes through behind the scenes of the student council?

i implore u readers to speak out for justice. i am just but a lowly class rep, but if need be, i will get myself involved in this. By committing this immature and rash act, the nobility of the education officers has been compromised. and thus i have found myself to have been disillusioned with my ambition too.

we are just but young adults. who is he, or even anyone,be it friends or family, to cause grievous emotional hurt. just like physical wounds, they leave scars. and we know scars are for life.

"plak!";
x 10:32 pm

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