<p>That could be a good story, but you’re telling, not showing. Try something more like this:</p>
<p>“She grabbed his ear forcefully, practically picking him up by the small nub of flesh. It tore slightly, and blood began dripping from the corner. As the teacher roughly pushed my classmate into the principal’s office, the student apologized profusely. His family had a bleak financial situation and was unable to pay the school’s tuition. The drops of blood on the floor of the classroom began to dry, and I realized how brutal schools in Vietnam could be.”</p>