This week has been exhausting but I refuse to let the flawed hardships of academia win.
For a moment I felt completely defeated but the truth is I’m not. I may have felt that for a moment, a long moment, but I’m not ready to give up quite yet. I’m not going to let a man on a power trip, pushing his ideals on students and discredit my academic knowledge and capabilities just so he can feel better. I’m not going to sit quietly while he tries to dismantle the institution of differing ideas and opinions. I refuse. I refuse to let him win. Giving me a low grade because he “personally disagrees with my opinion” is some major BS but I’ll happy accept it knowing that at least I wrote with true academic merit, regardless of what the grade may show. As as f***ed up as it is to accept a grade that does not reflect my work, I will. I will accept being one of the many examples of this flawed system. I will accept it as a reminder of what I am trying to do with my life and the many systems in place that I feel so compelled to change. I may have lost this battle, with this professor, but I will win the war….because there is so many others like me striving, growing, and ready to challenge what has been done before.

#changemaker