"On the 1st day of school, I walked into the teachers lounge before school started. One of the older teachers approached me and said, "I see you have Devon James in your class. He is a real terror. Good luck!"
You can imagine what happened when I walked into class and saw Devon James. I was examining his every move. I was waiting for him to show signs of the terror he was promised to be. Devon didn't have a chance. He was already typecast. I already had an image of him before he ever opened his mouth."
I learned never to let another teacher--or anyone, for that matter--tell me what someone else was going to be like before I met the person.
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