CNA Instructor bullied me

[grakiasaurus]

Hello I am the mother of four children following a dream I have had of becoming a nurse for a long time, I have been raising my kids and working on and off as a teacher's aide. I am 51 and I have applied to LPN school which starts in January. I met with the nursing director of the school she was sweet and friendly and knew I was eager to learn so she recommended I get CNA training in the mean time. Here is where my experience collides I get into a CNA class with an RN instructor who just hated me for being shy, I needed to warm up for the skills performances and she just kept harping about how I am doing badly on them when I knew that I was rapidly getting better. She kept saying your having trouble and I kept humble and appealed to her and emphasized my respect for her and desire to learn. She talked a lot about herself and took a lot of smoke breaks she also admitted she had anger issues during lectures. Anyway, she would have us lined up outside to wait our turn to show skills, when into about two and a half weeks into the 4 week course, I was taking my turn to demonstrate a skill, I walked in enthusiastically and ready to perform, one little mistake I walked in w/ the skills sheet rolled up in my hand I immediately corrected myself and re entered to start .... Well she was livid, stopped me and did not let me continue the skill.( I pointed out to her that she was angry and her decision was based on her emotions) she found this reason to ask me to leave, of course the DON backed her up they even tried to say that I would cause an accident to a person because of the paper in my hand or I was trying to cheat. So, because I knew I was leaving, I graciously told them a human being in my charge would certainly fare better than paper, thanked them and left. I am disheartened because I tend to be an altruist I also know how hard the job of nursing can be and do not expect to be coddled ,I know better and I am a hard worker obviously at my age I have to put forth even more effort. I do plan on going to LPN school and I want you guys to know that it was hard for me to post this because I like to take responsibility for my actions. What do you think anybody have a similar experience?