That's important, apologizing, listening, you know, I think the teens I speak with, most of them don't feel understood. They feel like they're being lectured to all the time.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Teens are passionate, questioning, curious, have a bit of the idealism I still cling to, and they're making decisions for the first time that can alter the course of their lives - and sometimes, the course of the world.
You remember what you go through as a kid, what's going to make you listen, what's going to make you respond. I held onto that. People who treated me like that when I was younger got every bit of respect and attention I could give them, because I knew that they were coming at me from almost an equal level.
As a teen-ager I was constantly trying to please people, which I guess is true of all adolescents.
Young people can be disruptive and screw up classes. But even if they are being a pain in the arse it's a cry for help - they don't feel like they are being listened to.
I think it is important to pass on the message to young people who are going through a difficult time with friends that it will pass.
I don't have faith in young people any more. I don't waste time trying to communicate with them.
I feel like a teenager myself, so I appreciate it when the kids think you're all right.
Teenagers are a great audience and they are fearless about asking what they want to know.
I don't have anything new to say about teenagers.
I respect all the teenagers I work with and feel that everything they have to say is just as valuable as anything I have to say.