maybe this isn't so much a rant but it's a shoutout to teachers and the power of encouragement.

IM LOOKIN AT YOU MR. S.

let me tell you why I'm writing this. So yo girl is stressing hard. I didn't do super well on my science exams last semester. As in super well, I mean I bombed every single one.

and I had a panic. there are two physics teachers at my highschool. Mr. S and Mr. J. J was my teacher last year and he's great, but his class was very difficult for me to understand. So I walk into physics two, thinking 'oh no.'

"I'm going to FAIL this and physics calculus basED"

so I was in my astronomy class and I'm thinking. "I'm gonna drop it" so I email my counselor and the time comes for me to go to physics 2.

"iM GONNA HAVE TO TELL HIM"

so first I talk to my two friends, Laurence and Si yoon. I'm not making these up. Both very Smart and intimidating, but the best of people.

Larry and si yoon both tell me nOT TO LeAve and SOME RANDOM GUY GOES

"we all believe in u"

and I'm kinda like "wtf ok"

so then I have to talk to Mr. S. FIRST OF ALL BLESS THIS MAN.

I'm dreading it so I go "Mr. s, I don't think I can do this due to my grade last year on the exams."

aND HE GOES "no no no you can't quit."

I'm shocked I expected him to go "ok cool"

Me: "wait what? But I did so bad"

And mR. S goes

"This class will help you with all of your other sciences. You may not have done well but that doesn't mean you won't ever do well. You're smart, I know you are. I'll help you best I can and I have no doubt you'll surprise everyone, including yourself."

Y'ALL
THIS IS HOW ITS SUPPOSED TO WORK

^^ me at that moment

This is also a lesson in general. I don't have a lot of confidence. I'm in a huge school, im surrounded by kids who have been doing math since age two. When you encourage someone like that, you aren't only telling them what everyone else can already see, you're also helping them to believe more in themselves.

Always bring other people up and when they say they can't, tell them that they absolutely can. You never know how far they'll go with just one tiny push.

OKAY THATS THE TEA FOR TODAY ITS BEEN REAL

a gentle reminder that you can do whatever you set your mind to and the only person holding you back is yourself. I know you can do it. I believe in you!

xo, much love from ur sigs

p.s. ur daily dose of ryan bean: today he told the teacher to move because his "gargantuan body" had blocked the examples on the board.
mr. J continued to block the examples on the board.