DP Daily Prompt: Fight the Power
Tell us about a time when you fought authority and took a stand against,”the Man.” Did you win?
I was known for staying quiet, in the school where I taught,they always took advantage of me because of this. The principal knew other teachers would complain so whenever we had to change classrooms,I’d be the first one, I would quietly move.
One day the custodian came to my room and said, “You’re always the one who they move, they’re confident you won’t complain, you know what here on this island they say, a squeaky wheel gets the grease.”
I thought about it and let it go, I also wasn’t in favor of making noise in trivial matters. But that had to be changed because the matter in front of me was serious.
My class was scheduled to go to Art class one day, the teacher sent them back, she explained the other teacher could not have Art week before due to teachers’ workshop.
Why wasn’t this information making sense to me,I get it she is the squeaky wheel,the principal had to go along with her even if it was unfair. I watched my kids clearly dejected, I told myself I’m not going to stand here and take it.
I went to the principal’s office and told him if it were my class would he take the stand of sending the other class back and let my class have the Art period they missed. I know he was surprised, he told me to send my class for Art, he came behind me and told my class they’d be in trouble if they were noisy.
Clearly he didn’t have the guts to tell Madame her class couldn’t have Art that day,he preferred to have both mine and her class have Art in the same period,all sixty of them.
I took a stand, well I won partly but my class had to share their period with another class, which I know they didn’t like!
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Sabethville 
Dear Ranu,
Thank you for this post about fighting a power. I think, to attain anything of value, struggle must occur. Often, the power to be fought, is a surprising one.
All good wishes,
robert
Not only the kids would lose their Art class,I’d lose a free period which I always used to correct my papers.
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Thank you Melissa.
I’m glad you stood up for the kids, but it’s a shame the principal didn’t have more of a backbone. In that position, conflict should be able to be handled and managed, rather than avoided.
Thank you Janna, he thought I wouldn’t complain, I surprised him.
I am proud of you Ranu. I agree with the squeaky wheel concept but it only works if you aren’t constant. I know of several situations where people have lost their spot to advance in a job because they sqwaked about everything and no one could work with them.
No this was my first time, I felt bad for my kids,they loved Art,I had to do it for them.
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Well done for standing up for your class, Ranu. That was very brave. What a shame you had such a cowardly Principal. xxx
He was cowardly, he always tried to please the teachers who complained the most.
I wasn’t one of them so he tried to take advantage.
Ranu, as you know there is nothing wrong with being quiet, but sometimes one must just stand up and fight. And I’m glad that janitor put that buzz in your ear. My mother has said that same phrase to me and sometimes I squeal. Hopefully your kids had fun even if they didn’t like sharing.
thank you so much and welcome to my blog. when they were sent back,I watched them they were so sad,that is when I thought I must do something
and fight for mine and the kids’rights it worked out even though they had to share.
Unfortunately, sometimes it seems like the “strong silent type” is always ignored when there are complainers, and the strong-silent type may have the best argument.
I know Noah my staying quiet wasn’t helping my case.So I did what someone else in my position would do.
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Thank you Samir,well done to you too for handling that kid at tenth grade.
Well done Ranu! 😀
You did well Ranu. Even though it may be difficult, it is good to speak up at least once in a while. Sometimes I also let things go and wish I hadn’t.
I agree Sonya.
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