was 1982 or 83. I worked in a renowned athenaeum an upscale neighborhood of Brussels. In that school discipline was not a big concern but, as everywhere, we were sometimes put the record straight with some students.
This time, it was C. who had crossed the line. Was he aggressive? Hateful? Disrespectful? Vulgar? A bit of all this? I do not know, 25 years ago ... But I remember very well have been found and after my remarks, I heard that answer I'll never forget: " ... but that's okay, I'm temperamental "
Fantastic! Everything is explained: The gentleman is temperamental! And of course, therefore, must either accept that Mr angry, violent, irreverent, unpredictable, rude, vulgar ... Rightly so: it is temperamental!
's a handy label that will keep him a lifelong disability social disempowerment of mischief he could do or say.
We all have our qualities (our facilities) and our defects (small or big handicaps) and our responsibility is not really engaged in what we received at birth, but saperlipopette! our responsibility is positively engaged with regard to our evolution we are masters.
And I am somewhat puzzled by those who allowed him to think that HE, C. IS temperamental rather than telling him he had an attitude of temperamental. This grade would have allowed him to deal more easily with its weaknesses. We fight more easily than its faults yourself!
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