Audre Lorde's story

Audre Lorde's teacher sister Mary was one of the meanest teachers I have known. The ways sister Mary was mean was the fact that she sent a note home with Audre asking her mother not to dress her in so many layers so that Audre could feel the spanking she needed to get every now and than according to sister Mary. Another way sister Mary was mean was how she split the class up into the Fairies and the Brownies, and Audre spent a lot of time in the Brownies. Audre wound up in the Brownies for not knowing her numbers. Instead of teaching Audre her numbers sister Mary would just have her be with the bad kids. And why were the Brownies never called up to the front of the class to read. Everyone should have the chance to read, not just the good kids. And why should Audre get in trouble for breaking her glasses. That is no reason to put her into the Brownies. Another time that sister Mary was very mean to Audre was when they had the homework to make a sentence out of newspaper or magazine and bring it in Monday morning. Sister Mary said that the sentence that Audre made could not have been made by her so she must be lying. There was no way that someone like Audre could make a sentence like that, it was too good for Audre. How can sister Mary think something like that. That is a horrible thing to think of a little girl. Audre had no reason to lie to her. Sister Mary was also mean by having all the kids say a prayer for Audre because she broke her glasses. Unfortunately young kids break their glasses. It happens, and it is just something that we have to deal with as adults and parents. I can just picture what sister Mary was like. Audre Lord's story is very vivid and clear. It makes you feel like you were Audre and going through everything she went through.