You Are Doing It Wrong

When I was a young, enthusiastic student teacher They assigned me to a woman who used to tear me down daily When I said "Boys and girls" she would be behind me saying "You are saying it wrong". It was a traumatic experience, and I went home crying each day. She gave no indication she was not going to sign off on me Until two weeks before my last semester of my degree Which meant I would have to re-do six weeks somewhere else Which meant I would not graduate with my class. I had thousands of notes on her meanness My husband called the university and demanded a meeting They decided to sign off for her She never apologized and I have no idea if she is sorry The impact on me however was pronounced. I have been the supervisor for thirteen student school counselors I have given them all direction, and guidance and raving reviews I have gone overboard to be nice, I have allowed them freedom I have never corrected them in front of children. I am in touch with every single one of them, And I still pray for her nightly, for I feel she is the saddest Person I have ever met.