Written and Edited - June 15th, 2017 - 12:42 pm to 1:08 pm
Edited - June 21st, 2017 - 1:38 pm to 1:43 pm
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, It's Forged
When I was in the 7th grade, most of my grades were barely passing with D's, 1 below an F for failing.
At one point, there was at least one teacher who told me or had me take the papers home and get my mother's signature on them so she knew about my grades.
I ended up forging my mother's signature on my papers.
At the time, I think it was my overwhelming embarrassment that led me to forge my mother's signature. But I wonder looking back, if any of it had to do with not wanting to add to her struggles. Because, that was 9 months after November 3rd and she was going through a lot.
And there are different perspectives. I don't know if my mother knew anything about my grades, probably not. And I gave my teacher the signed papers as a matter of routine.
I don't know what my teacher (s) thought. Maybe, impressions by the media the way my mother was portrayed and thinking my mother knew but didn't care. After working in classrooms myself, I can see how teachers have a lot going on. So some things get overlooked. And I think that the teacher, classroom, school dynamics had some things to do with the response I felt from my teachers.
And it ended up being an ongoing process of getting my mother's signature. But I never received a more wholistic approach for everyone involved getting together and addressing everyone's needs by getting to the root of relevant situations.
I wish I could get as much information from as many perspectives as I could, my mother's, my teacher's, and anyone else involved.
And hopefully, I'll be able to gain some insight as directly as possible. But in addition to that, I can explore possible perspectives from other's like teachers, parents, etc.