Thursday, August 21, 2008

Not Waving But Drowning

In my life, my opinion has changed about several people over the course of my life. Some examples are on of my friends Taylor and my eighth grade history teacher Mrs. Fidler.

In my life, my opinion has been changed. This person was Mrs. Fidler, my eighth grade history teacher. When I first got to Orchard in third grade up until seventh grade, I thought that Mrs. Fidler was strict and mean to all of the students. In those years, I tried to stay away from her. When I got into eighth grade though, my opinion was changed greatly. I learned that she was actually a kind and caring teacher. I also happened to feel more comfortable in her presence, unlike in the previous five years. I also learned that she is only really mean to people that haven’t reached eighth grade at Orchard yet. I felt bad that my intial impression was proved wrong.

            What I learned from this experience is that if you make an early impression on someone, then you should keep an open mind because that impression could be changed drastically. Initial experiences could hamper a friendship because you see them do one bad deed, and you believe that they always do that even though they might never do it again. I think that keeping an open mind is the best way to go after you make an early impression on someone.

1 comment:

floydrules said...

I agree with you about that george i was always terrified of her