I’d like to add that you really don’t know what was going on with the favorite student. Maybe there was trouble at home that unfortunately coincided with The Incident. Maybe the student was interested in you and felt shattered by being embarrassed by you in particular. Maybe she couldn’t psychologically handle it ~ and yet most of the students could. Maybe she knew she was the favorite and by not coming back was trying to make a “statement” or chose (in front of other students) to be the fall guy, the one that wouldn’t go back.

You see, you really don’t know.

So I’m just reiterating the thought of Don’t Make Their Stuff Your Stuff.

Everyone is entitled to a bad day.