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\ufeffAcrylic on canvas \u2013 8 x 8 inch \u2013 Unique work<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Somewhere on earth, children study quietly in a classroom. The day is almost over. The teacher is tired. Yet he still has one topic he wanted to cover. Every day, he makes a list of important topics that aren’t necessarily on the syllabus but that he wants to cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

He’s always wanted\nto teach; it’s his passion. Even if it’s become complicated over\ntime. He’s no longer young; the students have changed over the\ngenerations. They’ve become more impetuous, shall we say. And yet,\nhe’s absolutely determined to educate them and instill in them\nessential concepts. The management doesn’t always agree. He knows\nthat. So, he doesn’t tell anyone and teaches freely. Too bad for\nthose who are bothered by it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today was a\nparticularly difficult day. In his class, he has a group of three\ndevious students. Their modus operandi is provocation and verbal\nviolence with him, and physical violence with some of their\nclassmates. All it takes is one of them to say something they don’t\nlike, and off they go! His colleagues have given up. Not him. He\ncan’t bring himself to do it. It’s difficult, but what isn’t\ndifficult these days? Life is a struggle, and sometimes life is a\nreward too. You have to know how to seize the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the moment is\nnow. He whispers a few words to obtain silence. From experience, he\nknows perfectly well that shouting is useless. Quite the opposite. To\nobtain some sort of order, whispering is ideal. It doesn’t always\nwork, but this time, he manages to capture everyone’s attention. He\ntakes the opportunity to slip in two words: “freedom of speech.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faces freeze. He can\nfeel everyone’s neurons firing wildly in their brains! He’s\ndelighted. They probably weren’t expecting this. He waits for the\nreactions… They don’t take long to arrive. That’s it, tongues are\nloosening. Oddly enough, it’s not those who usually cause a stir who\nare the most talkative. Quite the opposite; it’s the good students in\nthe front row who finally take advantage of this window of\nopportunity to free their words, their consciences, their souls.\nAfter fifteen minutes, everyone is expressing themselves with\nrespect, honesty, and simplicity.
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\nHe’s happy; he’s\nsucceeded in his gamble!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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