Shaken
Yesterday morning I had grade 7 gym first thing. This is a class I look forward to. The kids are so cooperative and enthusiastic - it's fun teaching them. Typically they all participate without much, if any, effort on my part. Yesterday, 2 girls weren't really into what we were doing. One of them found her way to the corner of the stage to sit by herself. Normally, I would cajole and convince and suggest until I got her moving in some way, but a few red flags had been going up about her older brother recently, so I went and sat beside her. She's a good kid - never defiant or hostile, usually at school, works hard, keeps to herself - she has never really been on anyone's 'radar' in any way - academics and behavior are not an issue. With very little prompting on my part (I basically asked how things were going at home), she started talking. And talking. And crying. This part isn't that unusual. I remember being desperately unhappy in grade 7 at certain point