Page 15 - CPS Chronicle - Issue 22

Roqaya Hamid Ali Al Nahdi S

One day during a study session, the Arabic language teacher asked the T

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students to give an oral presentation, allowing each student to choose D
a topic they could speak about and provide an example. At that E

moment, a topic came to mind that touched both the teacher and me. I N

always said that I would talk to the teacher and tell her about my T

thoughts of her before and how they have changed after getting to

know her. I seized the opportunity and chose the topic of S

"prejudgment". Let me explain why I chose it. W

When I was in the eighth grade, I had an exaggerated dislike for the
teacher. I saw her as an arrogant person, and I cannot tolerate R

arrogance. All of this was without her ever teaching me. I

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Now, let's move to when she started teaching me in the eleventh grade. I

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At first, when I learned she would be my teacher, I hated the idea of G
attending her classes. But after a period of studying with her, I realized S

that I had judged her before getting to know her well. In reality, I

learned that her personality was entirely different from my initial S

impression. I discovered that she was an excellent teacher and not T

arrogant at all. She played two roles during her class; that of a teacher U

and that of a mother. I will never forget her advice and the D
conversations that accompany me in my days and whenever I E

prematurely judge someone. N

Finally, I spoke in the oral presentation about prejudgment and gave an T

example of how I judged her before getting to know her. I told her S

about my initial thoughts of her and how they had changed. During the W
presentation, she listened to me attentively with a smile, and I

apologized to her afterward for my premature judgment. I advise you R

not to judge people, as your first impression will not be the same once I

you get to know them well. T
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