genderequalitygoals

genderequalitygoals

Wednesday, 31 January 2024

Heroes without capes

Site logo image tcndangana posted: "   Not all heroes wear capes or have known superpowers. Some heroes are ordinary people whose actions have sealed the crack or removed the dentin you. Some heroes have long forgotten their actions but how can you forget when they touched your " The Baobab Read on blog or Reader

Heroes without capes

tcndangana

January 31

 

Not all heroes wear capes or have known superpowers. Some heroes are ordinary people whose actions have sealed the crack or removed the dentin you. Some heroes have long forgotten their actions but how can you forget when they touched your heart and made you feel loved?  

 

When I was in High School when I was in the Mathematics lesson, I always got the wrong answers. There are some concepts and formulas that I had grasped but most of the concepts were confusing to me. I even asked some of my friends to help me during the study period but it was a struggle. Whenever my class wrote a test I always got a zero and I remember the shame that I carried when I watched my desk mates open their books. I dreaded calling out my mark because the previous time that I had called out my mark the whole class had a good laugh. My teacher skipped my name and the other girl's name and when I went to my teacher's desk he said he was aware that he had skipped my name. Instead of shouting at me for failing the test, he encouraged me to work hard and to ask for help if I needed it. My Mathematics teacher chose not to humiliate me but he intentionally skipped my name in the class register to avoid humiliating me. Now that I am a bit older, I am grateful for what my Mathematics teacher has done for me.

Source:Pexels.com

 

We were only fifteen years old but my two friends hugged me so tight and encouraged me not to give up or beg my mother to let me switch schools. My two friends let me cry and they saw what no one else had seen which was a light at the end of the tunnel. I remember how E and R would check on me during break time and lunchtime. They were there for me when a large part of the school believed that being in 3Yellow meant that one was a failure. It was because of my friends that I slowly learnt to believe in myself and work hard. I also remember how E kept on giving me an extra push when I was in the Advanced Geography class. E would even ask me to summarize what I would have learnt and I ended up enjoying the subject.  

 

My last group of heroes without capes are my teachers who made my classmates and I  believe in ourselves. The teachers who choose to treat us the same as the learners from the Science classes. I am grateful for those teachers who gave us an extra push and made the lessons enjoyable.  

 

Who are some of your heroes without capes that you would love to celebrate? 

 

 

 

 

 

Comment
Like
Tip icon image You can also reply to this email to leave a comment.

The Baobab © 2024. Manage your email settings or unsubscribe.

WordPress.com and Jetpack Logos

Get the Jetpack app

Subscribe, bookmark, and get real-time notifications - all from one app!

Download Jetpack on Google Play Download Jetpack from the App Store
WordPress.com Logo and Wordmark title=

Automattic, Inc. - 60 29th St. #343, San Francisco, CA 94110  

at January 31, 2024
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest

No comments:

Post a Comment

Newer Post Older Post Home
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

DGH Neurodivergent Consultancy Is Becoming NeuroHub Community Ltd

Some changes are administrative. Others are tectonic. ͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏ ...

  • [New post] “You Might Go to Prison, Even if You’re Innocent”
    Delaw...
  • Autistic Mental Health Conference 2025
    Online & In-Person ͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏    ...
  • [Blog Post] Principle #16: Take care of your teacher self.
    Dear Reader,  To read this week's post, click here:  https://teachingtenets.wordpress.com/2025/07/02/aphorism-24-take-care-of-your-teach...

Search This Blog

  • Home

About Me

GenderEqualityDigest
View my complete profile

Report Abuse

Blog Archive

  • January 2026 (39)
  • December 2025 (52)
  • November 2025 (57)
  • October 2025 (65)
  • September 2025 (71)
  • August 2025 (62)
  • July 2025 (59)
  • June 2025 (55)
  • May 2025 (34)
  • April 2025 (62)
  • March 2025 (50)
  • February 2025 (39)
  • January 2025 (44)
  • December 2024 (32)
  • November 2024 (19)
  • October 2024 (15)
  • September 2024 (19)
  • August 2024 (2651)
  • July 2024 (3129)
  • June 2024 (2936)
  • May 2024 (3138)
  • April 2024 (3103)
  • March 2024 (3214)
  • February 2024 (3054)
  • January 2024 (3244)
  • December 2023 (3092)
  • November 2023 (2678)
  • October 2023 (2235)
  • September 2023 (1691)
  • August 2023 (1347)
  • July 2023 (1465)
  • June 2023 (1484)
  • May 2023 (1488)
  • April 2023 (1383)
  • March 2023 (1469)
  • February 2023 (1268)
  • January 2023 (1364)
  • December 2022 (1351)
  • November 2022 (1343)
  • October 2022 (1062)
  • September 2022 (993)
  • August 2022 (1355)
  • July 2022 (1771)
  • June 2022 (1299)
  • May 2022 (1228)
  • April 2022 (1325)
  • March 2022 (1264)
  • February 2022 (858)
  • January 2022 (903)
  • December 2021 (1201)
  • November 2021 (3152)
  • October 2021 (2609)
Powered by Blogger.