Memoir Entry #3- Favoritism and its Perils

I think we all have times in our lives when we feel like we aren't being treated fairly. I remember feeling this way when I was in high school. I had a Spanish teacher who would constantly compare me to my brother. No matter how hard I tried or how well I did, she would always tell me that I wasn't good enough and that my brother was so much better than me. She would even make comments about how wonderful he was in front of the whole class, and I felt terrible. I never could understand why she favored my brother over me, but it really shaped who I have become as a teacher. I make sure to treat all of the siblings I have taught as individuals and not to compare them.