I know this is sort of off the subject, but it's one of the things that's always disturbed me. This feeling that other people see me as more submissive than I actually am AND that I can't seem to bring out my dominant side even when I know it would be the best thing I could do for my students (obviously, I'm not talking sexual dominance here: I don't plan on having inappropriate relations with students, except, perhaps, in fiction, but in that case, it would be a character of mine, not me, anyway).
Can I be your student?
I have the plaid skirt and everything!
I love myself, I want you to love me
When I feel down I want you above me
I search myself, I want you to find me
I forget myself, I want you to remind me.