| Young Lady: | You teachers are so disrespectful. It’s so unfair. |
| gls: | I’m sorry — I don’t follow. |
| Young Lady: | You tell me to be quiet and that’s fine. But what happens if I tell you to be quiet? |
| gls: | [Pauses in thought; wonders if he heard correctly; contemplates an adequate response.] Well, generally kids don’t tell adults to be quiet. |
| Young Lady: | God — you don’t get it. [Storms out.] |
| gls: | [To self.] No, you don’t get it. |
So many of my students think that they’re adults’ equals, that they can talk to adults just like they talk to their peers.
Did our teachers think the same of us?