On Audre Lorde's Chapter 3 from Zami.

                I will skip Audre’s mother as being a teacher as I’m assuming we are talking of formalized instruction.  Audre’s first experience that she gives with a teacher is with the librarian.  The librarian spoke kindly and gently to Audre and offered to her “Would you like to hear a story little girl?”   The librarian read stories that were age appropriate that rhymed and had pictures which would make Audre want more stories in the future.

                The second teacher that Audre had was a strict disciplinarian who was more concerned with the children following instructions than actually making sure the instructions were understood. When Audre did not do as she was instructed, instead of making sure she understood the instructions she said “I see.  I see that we have a young lady who does not want to do as she is told.  We will have to tell her mother about that.”

                The third teacher was a Catholic Nun named Sister Mary of Perpetual Help.  This teacher was “a  disciplinarian of the first order” like her own mother.  Sister Mary asked Audre’s mother not dress her in so many layers of clothing because Audre could not feel the strap on her behind when she was being punished.