It may sound contradictory, totally contradictory, but I have been the best and the worst version of myself in the same part, supporting and defending the same... Well, yes, as you read, I'll tell you specifically how...
For those who know I am a special education teacher, I am passionate about my career, I practice it with love, with professionalism and with the respect that each of my students deserve.
I did not stay only in my degree, I always like to be aware of what is new in my career, new terminology, new laws, inclusion and all that implies, I like to remember each syndrome, research about it, to always have the knowledge and the willingness to attend any case that comes my way and not for wanting to be the best, I just like my profession.
Each of these things have led me to get the best of me, whenever I have to give a lecture, talk about a disability or special education, to discuss a case of a particular syndrome I am present, many know that with the little knowledge I have I can contribute a lot and therefore can channel several cases.
I have tried to give the best version of me in each presentation, I do not like to disguise what is not right, what is harmful to my students, always relying on my knowledge and the laws I assert each of their rights and there are no people who can argue me otherwise when something goes well, this is not me saying it, my coworkers say it, the supervisors of the education area and even representatives ...
But, the best version of me ends when someone wants to disrespect a student, this is when the worst version of myself comes out.
Some time ago, a principal arrived at the institution where I work, who wanted to do with the school what she wanted, even misusing the name of the institution and even taking over materials that did not belong to her because they belonged to the students.
At some point, I imagine that she thought that because she was the immediate boss of us teachers, no one would complain to her, but I think she did not expect that my students, even though I was with them, would have someone to defend them.
As a good professional I talked to her separately, I told her everything she was doing, I explained to her that things with the students were not like that, that she should reconsider, she did not pay attention to the conversation and continued doing her own thing, in the same way I continued defending my students, I held a meeting with the representatives and with the heads of the educational zone, with evidence in hand and specifying each of the things she was doing wrong, At that moment I was the worst version of me, the villain of the movie, the bad guy in front of her, but all that changed when the authorities there congratulated me and highlighted the hard work that the school does and the sense of belonging we have with the institution. ..
That day I understood that sometimes we should not only have a clear version of ourselves.
