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Donny's very insightful commentary regarding his educational history provides any teacher with perspective. He points specifically to what many educators refer to as "gaps in education" and how he realized that one "nice" teacher in particular wanted to address them. I want to include his responses to the interview because they clearly describe how a fifteen year old boy has internalized failure and is struggling to overcome it. However challenging Donny is for me, I constantly have to remind myself (if Donny hasn't already done so in his own way) that his improvement and ultimate success will happen over time and not right when I want it to happen or expect that it should happen.
"I make myself out to be....."
"He didn't realize..."
"There's certain things...."
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