No you wouldn't. I don't want you to lose the idea that they're great places. I'm sure there's a lot of good schools out there.
... I do kind of like the idea that people with less potential are still treated the same. Teachers actually giving a shit about their students instead of writing them off as useless slackers. It's nice to think about. I wouldn't disagree. Knowing the truth is always for the better, even if the truth is bitter. I think... it's better to know than live in ignorance and find out the hard way when you can't reverse the damage. You're doing a pretty powerful thing yourself with your book. Kinda worries me when people just fall in line without questioning things, actually.
[ uuu the last part makes him really happy, and he nods, enthusiastic. actually all of it makes him happy. (it also makes me happy in my educator brain.) but really, gabriel hits it right on the mark. ]
Yes. Precisely that. It is my feeling that if I can bring the truth to even one person who needed to hear it, then... everything I have ever been through will be worth it.
[ soft, touched. around him, his thoughts briefly flutter into the image of a campfire in a cave, alit by the flickering glow. two soldiers dressed in maroon and black - an older captain and a bright eyed young guard, eagerly listening to someone speaking, mouths moving in silence, but with faces full of curiosity and joy.
... ]
... I have thought much upon the future lately, but I confess, I am still not sure what I will do.
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No you wouldn't. I don't want you to lose the idea that they're great places. I'm sure there's a lot of good schools out there.
... I do kind of like the idea that people with less potential are still treated the same. Teachers actually giving a shit about their students instead of writing them off as useless slackers. It's nice to think about. I wouldn't disagree. Knowing the truth is always for the better, even if the truth is bitter. I think... it's better to know than live in ignorance and find out the hard way when you can't reverse the damage. You're doing a pretty powerful thing yourself with your book. Kinda worries me when people just fall in line without questioning things, actually.
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Yes. Precisely that. It is my feeling that if I can bring the truth to even one person who needed to hear it, then... everything I have ever been through will be worth it.
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And you know I want that for you. For your life to have meant something in a way you're proud of.
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[ soft, touched. around him, his thoughts briefly flutter into the image of a campfire in a cave, alit by the flickering glow. two soldiers dressed in maroon and black - an older captain and a bright eyed young guard, eagerly listening to someone speaking, mouths moving in silence, but with faces full of curiosity and joy.
... ]
... I have thought much upon the future lately, but I confess, I am still not sure what I will do.
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Planning the future can be a scary thing, especially when you weren't even sure you'd get one. What options have you considered so far?