Help From a Teacher

The morning began in the classroom on a cold winter in 2011 at a middle school. Sixth graders and long time friend Anthony and Paul walked in their homeroom at eight o clock.

"How was last night homework?" Paul asked Anthony about the homework from the previous night.

"Could not do some of the work" That math is difficult to do. Anthony replied with a tired and upset look.

The homeroom consisted of eight teachers only two were in charge as they were the supervisors. The homeroom had five sixth graders, four seventh graders and one senior. The two head teachers are Mr. Benton and Mrs. Wilkerson. Mr Benton was about six three, in his early forties and wore a brown suit. Mr Benton would give a high five to every student in the classroom. Mr Benton is greeted by the class.

"How is everyone doing?" Mr Benton ask the class after seeing them.

"Good" All of the students cheerfully yelled in unison.

But the students felt differently about Mrs Wilkerson who had just entered the room. Mrs Wilkerson was five six, with scary green eyes and carries a small brown purse with her. Upon seeing Mrs Wilkerson, Anthony quickly pulls the math homework from the day before and rushes through the worksheet. Mrs Wilkerson asked Anthony for the worksheet which was complete but rushed due to how impatient Mrs Wilkerson could get when it comes homework being done on time.

As Mrs Wilkerson us grading the worksheet Anthony us worried about the grade. After the paper is graded Mrs Wilkerson hands the worksheet back to Anthony with only a few answers wrong on the paper, Mrs Wilkerson gives Anthony a furious look.

"How could these answers be so wrong?" Mrs Wilkerson shouts with everyone looking. The other students were afraid that she might yell at them next for any reason and the other teachers were preoccupied with work or just watched and let her yelled at Anthony. That is because a few of them were just as mean as her too.

Mrs Wilkerson screamed at Anthony so loud that it did caused a scene and embarrassment for him in the progress. Anthony sits down at a table crying and being upset at the fiasco. Anthony was only twelve years old and was learning how to do the math problems. He had similar experiences in fourth grade when he had mistaken multiplication for addition and was probably just as bad. His best friend Paul sat next to Anthony to support the young man. As Mrs Wilkerson exits the room, behind Anthony was Gary laughing about the incident. Gary was the tallest sixth graders at six six, in the classroom and was a pest to everyone there.

"Look at him sitting there. He looks like a pufferfish" Gary said as he was laughing.

"Watch your mouth" Anthony shouts as the laughter continues.

"Don't pay Gary any mind" Paul said to Anthony in a calming way. "He's just another nuisance" Paul and Anthony agreed on that decision.

Then an argument between Anthony and Gary starts and Mr Benton had to separate the two from each other. With Anthony outside of the classroom with Mr Benton and Gary inside the classroom dealing with the other teachers for his comments towards Anthony, a conversation was in motion. Anthony talked to Mr Benton about having problems in and out of the classroom. Along with dealing with math and almost was about to fight but was too small, Anthony had a lot on his mind. A teacher like him could be more understanding than most. Fortunately, winter break was two weeks away.