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1、Inmyelementaryschoolyears,Iwasoncedetainedintheteacher’sofficeforsome“seriousmoralmisconduct”,sendingmyseatmatehomeeverydayandbeingaveryclosefriend.Well,youmaywonder,sowhat?Theonlyproblemisthatsheisagirl.Andtomakethingsworse,shehappenedtobeverycharmingbyc
2、hildren’sstandardthatmyteacherreprimandedmeseverelyforbeingover-enthusiastic,andmaintainedthatIshouldstayawayfromherandconcentrateontrulyseriousmatters.Withoverduerespecttomyteacher’sauthority,Ikeptsilentasiftherewerereallysomethingofanitemgoingonbetweenu
3、s.Fromthenon,wewereseparatedtositinthediagonalcornersoftheclassroomandweretooembarrassedtospeaktoeachotheranymore.NotonlydidIloseoneofmybestfriendstomysilence,butalsomyteacher’strusttomycowardlyobedientmanner.WhenIlookbackonmychildhoodexperience,Iwasaston
4、ishedbyhowthe“matured”adultsmisinterpretedthechildren’spurefriendship.Asif,there’snosuchthingassinceritybetweenthechildrenthroughtheeyesofgrown-ups.Whileatthesametime,Iwasmoreshockedbythechildren’sfrightfulnessinvoicingthehonestanswersandstatingthetruecir
5、cumstances.Andtherelationshipbetweentheteachersandthestudentsbecomeantagonizedandprecariouslybalanced.Education,wesay,isaboutcommunication.It’satwo-waystreet.Thestudentsshouldlearntobebraveenoughtospeakup,atleastonceinawhile.IdowishIcouldcomebacktomychild
6、hoodandmakemyvoiceheard,whisperingtothatlittleboytospeakupandtellingtheteacherthatinnocencereallyissomethingworthholdingfastto.ImagineaworldinwhichMartinLutherKinghadfailedtospeakoutagainstoppressiveracism.Howdifferentourworldwouldbeliketoday?Forcenturies
7、,peopleandcountrieshavebeenfightingtomaketheirvoicesheard.Andtoday,freedomofspeechisanotionwhichisdeeplyingraineduponpeople’smind.Itissoimportantthatsomenationshaveevenenshrineditintheirconstitutions.Butwhy,wemightask,dopeopleconsidertherighttomaketheirvo
8、icesheardtobesoimportant?Andwhatissoimportantaboutspeakingoutanyway?Well,itisthenatureofmantoenquireintothingsandtostriveforself-improvement.Oftensituationsarisewhenwearecompelledtospeakupforreform.However,ifpeoplea
