I don't know--your relationship with your own childhood has always fascinated me--partially because you talk about it as though it crippled you or cheated you, yet it also gave you some of your incredibly strong personality. To me, who didn't live it, your rants are parts of a story that fascinates me. It's not that I want to understand it--it's that you've lived through and thought about more intrigue, variation, and extremes than most people could dream up. I wouldn't have minded a long boring rant.
This years seniors, including my neighbor, graduated from my hs today, so the sense of "school, idealized" is hanging around, even without your comment. Not the best time of your life, but a stage and setting meant to prepare you for the world. You're very right about Hogwarts, to an extent. I don't think that's the sort of thing commonly found in schools outside of the fictional world. It's not that your peers were insane or afraid, but that most children aren't that aware. And most teachers aren't that prepared.
One thing I love about St. Louis is that everyone has tornado stories. That particular green is an awful shade for the sky, though. Here it's just storming.
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Date: 2004-06-17 06:58 pm (UTC)This years seniors, including my neighbor, graduated from my hs today, so the sense of "school, idealized" is hanging around, even without your comment. Not the best time of your life, but a stage and setting meant to prepare you for the world. You're very right about Hogwarts, to an extent. I don't think that's the sort of thing commonly found in schools outside of the fictional world. It's not that your peers were insane or afraid, but that most children aren't that aware. And most teachers aren't that prepared.
One thing I love about St. Louis is that everyone has tornado stories. That particular green is an awful shade for the sky, though. Here it's just storming.