What happens in the classroom can be unpredictable. You may not be prepared for what occurs.

 

You think you know your students, but then one day you are stunned by . . .

 

 

An Amazing Confession

 

I learned a lesson from my inspirational teaching session that led to a most intimate confession.

 

It was an expression of guilt, which left a lasting impression, one I had not experienced before in my profession.

 

A young man, appearing to be in a state of depression, exhibited signs of aggression that I needed to confront with discretion.

 

His suppression of feelings lessened and his obsession with something hidden beneath his desk made me hesitate to ask him a question.

 

What he might have in his possession bothered me and my digression from the day’s lecture triggered his manic depression.

 

He began to scream, his self-expression over the top, and then a procession of words flowed in succession.

 

His indiscretion apparent, he yelled out, a clear expression of regret, “I did it, I killed him,” an amazing confession.

 

 

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