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4 The Trauma of Being Unprotected with Gary

The Place We Find Ourselves

CHAPTER

The Story of a One Room Schoolhouse

Bob Greene was six years old when he walked into a one-room schoolhouse in rural Illinois. The teacher pointed at him and said, "That is the most stupid thing that ever walked through the doors of the school" Greene: From that day on,. I hated school, academics, testing, really performance and learning of any kind. Authorities triggered that familiar humiliation in me still. They can trigger to feel small even though I have needed and engaged them to learn and succeed.

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