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From: knonesuch@TheHub.capcollege.bc.ca (Kate Nonesuch)
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Thanks, Andrea, especially for the clear direction--"The best thing a
teacher can do. . .
nifl-womenlit@nifl.gov writes:
>Jenny,
>
>I feel I should reframe this conversation a little.
>
>Survivors aren't strong, really. We can do a lot, cope with a lot, but
>there
>are fault lines in our characters that people who haven't been abused
>don't
>have. And we may always be vulnerable to certain kinds of stress,
>meaning
>that memories come back because they are burned into our brain circuits.
>We
>have to learn how to cope with a society which stigmatizes us and people
>who
>are afraid of us if we open our mouths about these things. I happen to
>be
>with a group of people to whom horrible things have happened, to them or
>their relatives, and my experiences are no more than a drop in the bucket
>to
>them. No exactly ho-hum, but par for (some) courses. What happened to
>me
>was bad luck. It could have happened to anybody else at any other time,
>but
>I was there at the wrong place and the wrong time with the wrong people.
>
>The best thing I can say to a teacher is to get the student a referral
>and
>then get out of the way. Teach. Good teachers are highly skilled at
>working
>with all types of students. Respect what we are trying to accomplish and
>help us out. Every teacher should put together their own safety net.
>
>Depending on the degree of damage medical help may be necessary for some
>of
>us. Abuse CAN cause physiological change that medicine helps. It's like
>a
>cast for a broken leg, or a wrist splint.
>
>I know a lot of teachers don't understand these things and want to help
>and
>don't know what to do. Hats off to them. They'll seek answers, like
>Daphne
>did. And they'll learn to manage their own issues so as to be better
>teachers. I did, and so have other teachers who come from a background
>of
>abuse.
>
>Gotta run--I've got a day job off the list--and thanks for listening.
>
>Andrea
>
Kate Nonesuch, Instructor
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