Always on the outside looking in?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teenager">teenager</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="in">in</span> – <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teenager">teenager</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="belong">belong</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boys">boys</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="popular">popular</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="lonely">lonely</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inner">inner</span> <span word="circle">circle</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> “<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="in">in</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> “<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="in">in</span>” <span word="are">are</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="group">group</span>.</p><p><span word="Recall">Recall</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="teenage">teenage</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="violating">violating</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="discipline">discipline</span>? <span word="You">You</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="impatient">impatient</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="resumes">resumes</span>.</p><p><span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="evoking">evoking</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span>. <span word="Ideally">Ideally</span>, <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="disciplines">disciplines</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enforce">enforce</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span>. <span word="Reality">Reality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="wishful">wishful</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="for">for</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="disciplines">disciplines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="schoolchildren">schoolchildren</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="violate">violate</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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