Fortunate to Have You This Lifetime - Chapter 996

Chapter 996: Chapter 996 I Am Not Wrong_1 Chapter 996: Chapter 996 I Am Not Wrong_1 A public apology, for a teacher, is an extremely embarrassing matter!

Teachers stand upon the podium, inspiring admiration and respect, and only then will students sincerely accept the knowledge imparted to them.

If that admiration and respect are lost, no matter how brilliant Victoria Morrison’s teaching is, students would sneer at her, even privately belittling her as “nothing special.”

Regardless, Victoria Morrison had toiled without recognition at the institute, and the dean did not wish for the situation to escalate.

Most importantly, the dean did not want to give the impression that the institute was groveling before those in power.

Even if Purple Summers was indeed wronged, the common people would not care for the details; they only knew that a teacher had offended the president’s daughter, and then the college had the teacher apologize to the president’s daughter!

As such, the impact would be very detrimental, and also damaging to Purple Summers’s reputation.

After weighing the pros and cons, the dean analyzed the outcomes for Purple Summers, saying, “If you accept, I can have Victoria Morrison apologize to you in private, and ensure fairness in the classroom without purposely making things difficult for you in the future.”

Purple Summers knew this was the most peaceful solution, but she was truly upset.

Every time Victoria Morrison targeted her, it was in front of the whole class; now, to apologize, she wanted to do it quietly and in private? Why should she!

The dean persuaded, “Victoria Morrison is a dedicated and responsible teacher, always diligent in her academics, though her personality may be somewhat extreme. But nobody is perfect, Ms. Simonson, I hope you can understand the difficulties of being a teacher, and besides… settling this privately can avoid damage to both your reputation and Mr. President’s, right?”

Upon hearing this, Purple Summers hesitated.

The dean continued to persuade, “Ms. Simonson, I understand that Victoria Morrison’s actions have caused you embarrassment, but I hope you can see that in this day and age, her quality of not fearing the powerful is extremely precious, especially for those students in poverty. Encountering such a teacher is a stroke of luck in their lives. Victoria Morrison donates half of her monthly income to support poor students…”

Purple Summers curled her lip.

She couldn’t argue with this; as the dean mentioned, although she found the teacher extremely annoying, for those poor students, Victoria Morrison was a blessing.

One must know that in today’s society, many teachers would also curry favor with the powerful. Sometimes it’s not deliberate, naturally favoring students from wealthy families–they are well-mannered, eloquent, knowledgeable, and appreciate art, the favorites of the teachers.

But with Victoria Morrison, it was the complete opposite; she favored hardworking poor students. In her classroom, the poor students enjoyed privileges and were nourished like plants in the warmth of spring.

Purple Summers thought it over and compromised.

But her concession did not win Victoria Morrison’s gratitude.

“I disagree.” Victoria Morrison, who had come to the dean’s office, stated outright in front of Purple Summers, “I am not in the wrong, so I won’t apologize!”

“You threw my phone!” Purple Summers gaped at the teacher, speechless.

She threw her phone and still claimed she was not wrong! What was she thinking?!

Victoria Morrison didn’t look at her, but coldly stared at the dean and said, “When a student violates school rules, they should be prepared to accept the punishment, if after punishing the student, a teacher has to apologize, doesn’t that make a mockery of the school rules.”

“The school rules never said a teacher could throw away a student’s phone!” Purple Summers couldn’t help but interject.

“The school rules grant teachers the right to discipline students who break them.” Victoria Morrison turned to Purple Summers, “If Ms. Simonson is not satisfied, she can ask Mr. President to issue a policy, changing the regulations in all colleges, allowing students to be late, play with their phones, I will have no objections.”