User blog comment:Pencil-/Worst Teacher?/@comment-4448192-20120715140332

My worst teacher was when I first came to this country. I forget what exactly she taught, I think science. It was in Atlanta, Georgia, in the deep South. Sicne I was new to the country, I had an accent, and my Russian accent slightly more prominent. Anyhow, it was a little after class began when she started to explain today's lesson. She was nearing the end of her instructions when an African-American student walked in. His appearance was sturdy, well dressed, not all "ghetto", all in all he was looking very studious. He sat down, and by that time the teacher had finished explaining. The teacher then sent us off to work on what we were doing. The African-American child then stood up and walked to the teacher's desk. Before he could complete his sentence (I think he had actually gotten in at least 4 syllables), the teacher, in quite an annoyed voice said, "You eyein' me, Negro boy?" I then stood up (and I was wearing my Khai bracelet, I am Jewish) and walked over to the teacher's desk. I explained to her how astonished I was that in this time and era, people treat people like this. I told her to be more civilized in front of children, and to keep her racist views to herself. She then said, "Look who's talking! The communist Jew!" After she said that, I collected my things, said a few things that need not be repeated, and left that school for good. A month and a half of home-schooling later, I moved to New York. And no bad teachers there, and none here in Croatia!