Respect, if you want it in return. Familiar, no ?
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I apologise to the class chair. But you don't see what we're trying to say. You don't know that we have a sense of respect towards you. You don't see that we know you're trying hard with all the shit responsibilities and our bad attitudes to teachers that land you in trouble.
You ask me why am I still bothering to explain when I can sarcastic here. I'm upset, we all are. What happened today already showed enough. But none of us wants things to end up this way. You don't believe that we respect you. And I have no idea how to prove it to you either.
If we tried talking less and concentrating more during lessons, would that prove us ? If it would, there's no harm trying.
My post on psychologists isn't about you, you misunderstood me. It wasnt and isnt you.
I'm sorry our class has to be such a big ball of trouble. I'm sorry we have to be so irresponsible for the consequences of our actions. I'm sorry you had to have such a bad day and us adding more burdens to the ones you already carry. You didn't want to hear more, there's no other way I could explain further. But I know you're reading this. You haven't heard the rest of it yet. The others still have lots to say, and I'm sure you got a few pointers for them too. I saw your point, but do you see mine..?
You lost it this afternoon. On Teo. She was angry, hurt and crying. Upset that you heard her but you didn't exactly listen. Would you listen to what we have to say ? If you wouldn't, then maybe you're right, I shouldn't bother explaining at all. Getting back to the point, you have not explained to me.
What is Respect in your terms ?