submissive to her in the way a knight is submissive to the princess he's sworn to protect or the way a livestock guardian dog is submissive to the sheep it kills wolves for.
I dare say, except for the gun part, many elementary teachers have had students just like this. This boy NEVER belonged in a traditional school. He should’ve been in a psycho-educational specialized school. Everyone, but the teacher, messed up big time here.
I’m just going to say it and bring on the haters: with the exception of highly specialized classes or special education, ELEMENTARY teaching is so much HARDER than secondary. And yes, I’ve taught on all three levels!