I really did not want to use something from the first page, it makes it look like I did not look through the rest of the chapter but I just have to say that what Alexis said about the difference between respect and liking really hit the nail on the head for the entire chapter.
Alexis goes on to say how a track coach would tell them to do 50 laps, after the kids complained he would drop the number. Even though all the kids liked the coach they never won an event. Later the school hired a new coach who would add to the laps if they complained, none of the kids liked him but they won all of the meets. It is kind of funny how the kids could hate him for so long and then realize at the very end that what he was doing was for the best. I believe this happens to most teachers, they want to push the kids as far as they can because they know it is for the best, yet they know that if they push too hard the kids will rebel against them. The message I received out of this chapter was that you have to find a middle ground to work with.
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Well done QR. Great reflection. It's okay that this quote is from the first page of the chapter. Your thoughts made me laugh. But you're exactly right that the story on the first page is sooo rich. 5/5
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