My Algebra Teacher Put Me Down in Front of the Whole Class All Year – One Day I Got Fed Up and Made Her Regret Every Word

I assumed she meant the board. That she was going to ask me to solve an equation in front of the entire class.

Instead, Mrs. Keller reached into her desk, pulled out a bright yellow flyer, and walked toward my desk as if she were delivering a verdict. She held it up to the class before setting it down.

“The district math championship is in two weeks,” she announced. “If Wilma is so confident, perhaps she should volunteer to represent our school.”

The laughter came fast and hard.

I stared at the flyer. My face was burning.