Real conversations with your students.
"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!"
"Bro a lot. Too much for a text i can barely speak what i need to say"
"I get bullied a lot"
"“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”"
"I am very sad and don't feel like attending class."
"My best friend texted me saying she is fed up with me hurting her feelings and being mean, I don't know what I've done and apologized if I've ever done anything not on purpose. She said apparently I did something on purpose and I should know what it is. Now she won't talk to me and I'm still confused. Any advice???"
"I want girls to like me"
"Thank you so much for the help and advice!"
"I have friends but they never supported me through anything i guess i will need to find another way. You're really the only thing(?) that has ever actually listened to my thoughts"
"That’s good, I’ll try to do that today with my friends."
"I'm dealing with the suicide of a family member- how do I cope?"
"You've been so helpful"
"Thank you so much for listening. Glad I could make your day. I dont feel comfortable talking about this with people. I am just more private of a person I suppose."
"How do I make a paper airplane?"
"Why are boys so mean 😭😭Are all boys mean 😢"
"I just dont rlly have anyone i can talk or relate to. Idk just feeling lonely and a little overwhelmed."
"I’ll give that a try, I appreciate the words of advice, they’re quite comforting."
"Okay, thank you🤎"
"Okay so uh I've been thinking a lot about suicide recently, about how there isn't really any point to doing anything because you're just surviving to be ruled by someone else - I made a suicide poem and like know how I would do it and where and what I would dress in but I know I won't do it if that makes any sense? Idk what to feel"
"Thanks for the wonderful advice"
"I’m feeling nervous"
"My boyfriend broke up with me"
"I just got rejected by a girl 😂"
"I actually just got my grade up from a C to an A-"
"“Thank you so much for your support!”"
"I have funeral I'm going to, ACT stuff is being shoved in my head, I have 4 college classes to keep up on, skills USA is coming up and I've been nominated to participate, and I have two jobs"
"well, the overbearing feeling that everyone around is making you feel like you aren't good enough, like you're not deserving of the same kind of love if you're different"
"yeah totally! thanks for your help (:"
"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."
"That is true. I'm just happy that I'm able to help him"