tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717224491899259609.post7515229252532360520..comments2016-09-18T14:31:26.990+02:00Comments on This is me: It's TimeChaelzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429954502323705582noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717224491899259609.post-40759978400187643062011-08-26T01:57:09.841+02:002011-08-26T01:57:09.841+02:00hi there Chaeli :)
Well, I must admit, this is no...hi there Chaeli :)<br /><br />Well, I must admit, this is not the first time I have come across your name. I've always seen you in the YOU and other various things for your work and foundation :)<br /><br />I actually saw that one of my good friends had become friends with you on facebook and with your very interesting spelling it clicked.. So I found your blog. <br /><br />Wow, at 2am I couldn't sleep because school was running through my mind. And it was amazing how your posts just hit the nail for me. <br /><br />I'm at quite a reputable school and have been for 12 years (grade 11 like you) and the fact of the matter is I realised that going to school does not make me happy. The classes, the people, the teachers.. Everything to be honest. <br /><br />" I’m talking about the fact that I have to fight to be accepted, I have to fight to belong, and if I don’t have the strength to fight, I just have to deal with not belonging"<br /><br />- I think that that hits home a lot, if you are not like everyone else, of the same mentality, you do not belong. <br /><br />Funnily enough, it is also Reddam that I would like to move to - so if I'm lucky enough to, I will surely give you a hello. Its a scary step.<br /><br />(If you also might want to check out my blog - www.goldenchameleon.blogspot.com)<br /><br />:) amyamyimogenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15462190690724898039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717224491899259609.post-53777797191437068082011-08-24T18:03:37.474+02:002011-08-24T18:03:37.474+02:00Hello Chaeli,
I know exactly what you are saying d...Hello Chaeli,<br />I know exactly what you are saying darling! I've read your letter & my heart<br />just ached. It is a great shock to me that you're no longer at BHS. It's<br />Lillian- and I've been at BHS until last year as a facilitator for a blind<br />learner.<br /><br />I look at the anonymous teachers' postings & can only shake my head in<br />despair. It's your 4th year at BHS and they still want to come up with<br />solutions...<br /><br />Your comments are spot on. I think that you and all the others like you are<br />just so courageous to get up every morning & put on your "daily battle<br />dress" to get through another day. <br /><br />I have been so BLESSED to be able to work with a blind learner in a<br />mainstream school - it was my first time being so one on one with a disabled<br />person.. But what an AWESOME journey. And thru him I got to meet you and<br />your mom as well. <br /><br />We have been blessed to get to know and work with a few teachers, very very<br />few, who were truly committed to helping us & to make the situation bearable<br />until things became just too ridiculous- for lack of a better word.<br /><br />Take care darling<br />Lots of love<br />LillianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717224491899259609.post-12613937888349210862011-08-16T21:08:48.948+02:002011-08-16T21:08:48.948+02:00Dear Chaeli
This is your aunty from the land of f...Dear Chaeli<br /><br />This is your aunty from the land of far, far away. How proud I am of you! You are without a doubt a young person of terrific pluck - I just LOVE your beautifully-written letter. Even though your sadness seeps through, there is such valour evident in the obvious 'wrestling session' you've been through. Take heart, my sweetheart, even though this letter may cause more than a few ripples (waves in fact), your heartcry is going to impact quite a few lives - something you were born to. Your life is a testimony! Continue being brave. Continue being daring. Continue being you. I love you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717224491899259609.post-25887813490873695812011-08-12T11:58:07.606+02:002011-08-12T11:58:07.606+02:00Dear Chaeli
I am a teacher a BHS, have not yet ha...Dear Chaeli<br /><br />I am a teacher a BHS, have not yet had the pleasure of teaching you.<br /><br />I read your letter to BHS and I understand what you are saying and why. I congratulate you on being so open and honest which is a tough thing to do.<br /><br />I would be very interested to hear from you, from the ground as it were, what you would suggest as possible solutions to this problem?<br /><br />I understand the problem but am at a loss as to an idea where to start to fix it.<br /><br />SincerelyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717224491899259609.post-55648738346320993582011-08-11T08:47:11.648+02:002011-08-11T08:47:11.648+02:00Dear Chaeli,
Thank you for being so open and hone...Dear Chaeli,<br /><br />Thank you for being so open and honest about how you feel and what your experience has been like at BHS. I am a teacher at BHS that has never had the privilege of even meeting you, as our paths have not crossed. I came across your blog now though and believe that everything happens for a reason. <br /><br />It saddens me that you have had such a difficult journey here at BHS and I think that many students, those void of disabilities as well, feel insecure and neglected. I think that that is part of being a teenager. Wanting to make a difference in peoples lives, wanting your life to mean something. I am sorry that you have felt that BHS has not assisted you in this. I think that you have made very many valid points and that we should all come together, teachers, students, cleaning staff, admin and creatively try to find solutions. <br /><br />Your emotions that you share are so raw and real that I doubt those who read it will be able to not feel something, whether it be anger in disagreement or total compassion, your writing will evoke emotion and that is a powerful thing. I commend your courage, as sharing one's true self is opening oneself to judgement, but you have taken that risk it the hope to see people grow. Thank you.<br /><br />I know that what I have replied may not be of any relevance as I have not provided any solutions, but I feel your writing deserves acknowledgement and that you know that you have evoked emotion in me. <br /><br />Yours Sincerely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com