Real conversations with your students.
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"0 - I’m super sad. What do you do if nobody likes you?"
"Should I get help if I feel anxious most of the time?"
"Okay sweet! there’s kind of a back story to it all to explain, as well as this being the first time I’ve gotten into this subject with anyone, so I’ll do that first if that's all good."
"Thanks for the wonderful advice"
"I actually just got my grade up from a C to an A-"
"The bullying has been happening for a few weeks and I honestly don't know why. Me and another girl got a note directed towards me called me a f---ing retard and behind my back this kid called me an ugly a--hole. i try not to let it bother me though it's not super important cos (this sounds weird and far fetched ik) likeeeeeee why would he call me ugly unless he thought i have a higher opinion of myself then that, so he prolly knows i couldn't care less about his words like they hurt but i know he's verbally abused at home and i don't put up with it and he can't handle not having the right reactions from me."
"hey, so i have this friend who i don't want to be friends with anymore but i don't know what to do?"
"How do I deal with very opinionated friends?"
"I have 3 F's and I'm super stressed because I'm normally a straight A student"
"I lost my whole friend group of 4 years. I think that they were just so toxic. i wasn't invited to anything unless i texted them. i would leave with extreme anxiety and no one would ask me if i was ok. and they've all just changed since i met them. we don't have the same values or morals anymore"
"i have another question. how do you feel good about yourself and things you are good at without seeming self centered?"
"I like that, I think that’s a good point, thank you for your input"
"Wowwww thats so cool!"
"How do I make a paper airplane?"
"Quite a bit, a lot has changed for my recently, I told my parents about wanting to disassociate myself from their religion, and that's been just difficult because I'm trying to figure out what to believe, I recently gave up pornography as well, and it's been such a struggle without it, I've had an addiction to it for a few years now, so everyday life just seems much harder than usual, and as the end of the quarter nears my schoolwork is just ridiculous, so it's been quite hard to feel happy these past couple weeks"
"idk. i just get sad randomly sometimes like my depression will just come and hit me out of nowhere when i'm feeling fine. and my doctor thought i might be bipolar but the psychologist said i wasn't so yeh. idk i'm just kinda weird lol"
"That's really comforting, thank you!"
"I get bullied a lot"
"I love music, thank you! Thank you so much for ur help"
"I miss my dad, he seems to be the only one who calm me down lately. And i'm stuck in my room breaking down while trying finishing assignments before the quarter ends so i don't have a bad grade, and i just need him to be here."
"That’s a great idea thank you, honestly, I really appreciate it.”"
"I don't feel an intimate connection to anyone in my life and being in the general vicinity of people gives me extreme anxiety."
"My sister has depression, what can I do to help her?"
"I can't help in my classroom, we are online"
"That's a good thought, everyone has something to contribute, sometimes it's just hard to see my part when others seem to have so much more to contribute than I do, I appreciate your help, this program is a really great idea!"
"Yea I'm so relieved now, thank you!"
"“Thats a good idea! Ive never tried that. Usually each day I just get a 1-2 hour nap...Alright i will definitely have to! Thank you so much”"
"Most definitely, I'm happy to hear whatever you've got to say"
"You're welcome! 😉 But thanks to you too 😁"