
HELP!!!!!!!!
HELP! MY TEACHER LOOKS SO ANNOYED WHEN I ASK QUESTION!
SHE MAY BE TIRED. SHE MAY HAVE A LOT OF MATERIAL TO GET THROUGH. SHE MAY THINK YOUR QUESTION IS UNNECESSARY. (HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION?) JUST LISTEN CAREFULLY TO HER ANSWERS. TRY NODDING WHEN SHE'S THROUGH AND SAYING "THANKS". THEN, SAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ANOTHER TIME, OR FOR A MOMENT WHEN SHE INVITES THEM. IF SHE'S NOT IN THE MOOD TO BE STOPPED, WHY PUSH? YOU CAN ALWAYS GET TO HER LATER AFTER CLASS.
HELP! MY TEACHER LIKES MY BEST FRIEND MORE THAN ME!
MAYBE HE DOES, MAYBE HE DOESN'T. YOU MIGHT WANT TO SIT BACK AND OBSERVE A FEW THINGS. DOES YOUR FRIENDS ASK THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS? IS HIS WORK VERY NEAT AND WELL DONE? MAYBE YOU HAVEN'T BEEN WORKING AS HARD AS YOU SHOULD. OR MAYBE YOUR TEACHER DOES LIKE YOUR FRIEND BETTER. BIG DEAL!! SURE, IT ISN'T GREAT. IT MAY BE EVEN HURTFUL. BUT REALLY, CHANCES ARE YOU LIKE OTHER TEACHERS BETTER THAN HIM! IT'S CALLED BEING HUMAN. ANYWAY YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE NUMBER ONE ON EVERY TEACHER'S HIT PARADE TO DO WELL. YOU JUST HAVE TO WORK, WHICH IS A GOOD THING, BECAUSE IT'S A LOT EASIER THAN WINNING POPULARITY CONTEST.
(THANKS TO MEG SCHNEIDER)
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