Another student lost his way (prison)

Edit - If you are going to downvote my post, at least have the tiniest bit of decency to explain why. Otherwise I'll assume the worse about you.....Not really a rant, more of just I'm sad about what happened and need to express myself. Now, I'm sure we've all had one of these students, but I just want to share mine here. I had a student a few years ago when he was a sixth grader. Damn smart kid and a born leader. Just your basic background of seemingly typical family, attended church, and just all around average lower-middle class like most of my students at that time. But, he was the kind who could have easily made it in business or the military which is something he expressed interest in. But whatever he wanted to do really. He kind of stuck with me because he was also such a contrast. He was very kind and loyal to his friends, and really a born protector. But he also had such anger inside, which I think pushed many people away. I really tried my best during the year I had him to reach him, and told him more than once during our desk chats he would be able to accomplish anything he wanted. I saw him briefly when he graduated high school. He said he was going to a state university and was already accepted into ROTC. I figured he was going to be OK. Now, I see a high school teacher celebrating that he was recently sent to prison for 20 years for some violent drug stuff. All that teacher remembered was his teenage anger and not the boy who'd faced down some older bullies who were going after some random little kids, or shared his lunch with his classmates who didn't have any food. It just makes me so sad to see because he could have literally done anything he wanted and instead will end up wasting a good part of his life. submitted by /u/BroccoliNearby2803 [link] [comments]