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apart form sebastian though he goes from this to this

You do not have to stay in a relationship with a mentally ill person if it becomes too much for you to handle. You are not their saviour, that’s not your responsibility to save them.

What is described above is abuse. I’ve been in that relationship. I was the one being told they’d kill themselves, so I stayed with them for TWO YEARS. I was miserable. When I finally found the courage to leave, guess what? They didn’t die. They didn’t kill themselves. It was a manipulative tactic. It IS a manipulative tactic.

I’m a teacher in the U.S. and I have a few students who are always worried about their grades. I was sort of one of those kids too (to be honest, putting pressure on myself for the bet grades usually resulted in WORSE grades than when I just let myself be). I saw an ask about grades on here too.

I want to let you guys know, like I tell my students, grades don’t tell me ANYTHING about how well you can apply what you’ve learned to other context.

The classroom is only a SMALL fraction of your entire life so I have to think beyond that. If I can teach you how to use context clues, I know you can pick apart any word placed before you whether you’re reading a recipe or you’re designing a space shuttle. Because unfortunately, I can’t teach you specific skills for multiple careers and situations, some of which haven’t been thought of yet.

But unfortunately, as a teacher, I can’t properly measure that with a grade. I can only measure what I have in front of me.

So whether you’re grade is an A or an F, it’s not measuring the application portion and THAT is the most important part.

Hey lovely,

Thank you so much for caring about our young followers so much that you felt the need to submit this and provide this reassurance. As a current student, I can’t tell you how much we need to hear this at times and especially as (in the UK at least) revision season is about to start in full swing, this is a really important message.

I’m sure the students you teach really appreciate the level of support you provide and the understanding that they are more than just what they present themselves as in the classroom, everybody has a background, and that our grades don’t define our worth or potential.

Please, I beg you, in this particularly rubbish international climate for students, keep up the positivity and encouragement, we really need and appreciate it!