[quote=scaredyclassic]Failed an English class in hs. Got some B’s here and there. Did not subscribe to the belief that homework was actually mandatory.[/quote]

i have this very vivid memory from 2011 of taking him to sign up for summer school after the failed english class. The line was super long. I ran intoa guy i know and his kid. Inside, i was super embarrassed and felt ashamed. there was no reason to. i felt fine before i saw the guy i knew. and hell, he was there for the same reason i was, to get his kid signed up for summer school cause she failed, too…still, the failure in front of another peer, i felt so embarrassed internally. tried not to let any of that show…

kid wasn’t ashamed one iota. maybe he shouldve been. we just skipped over guilt and shame…and i almost have a ph.d in guilt and shame. i coulda taught him so much…i mean, people with phds in math, their kids mandatorily have to know calculus by 8th grade, right? he should be expert level by now, given my credentials……

if he’d gone to community college, that wouldve been fine too. woulda saved me a bunch of money…he’s so calm and confident…bears no resemblance to me…giant ball of anxiety and guilt and fear…

you know what…out of that giant line of failed students waiting to sign up for summer school…ic an’t swear to this because i wasn’t looking hard..but if memory serves me correct..i cant remember seeing any asians there at all…