Real conversations with your students.
"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"
"thank you, you too!!"
"Idk 😂 I am the oldest in my family and I am struggling with the idea of leaving for college. I kinda just try to not think about it but then I end up not doing the things that I need to do like apply for scholarships. When I do think about it I cry though😅 I love my family and I don't want to loose what we have but I also want to continue to grow and got to college ya know?"
"I’m stressed, I’m taking the ACT in 6 days"
"Yeah, my aunt took a stroke, the doctors didn’t know why and it wasn’t looking very good. She had a severe brain bleed and their hope was that her brain would swell and stop the bleeding. But 12 hours later her brain was still bleeding. She had a 3% chance of pulling through but by 8 last night she was brain dead so they took her off life support and around 4 this morning she passed"
"yeah totally! thanks for your help (:"
"How do I deal with very opinionated friends?"
"Most definitely, I'm happy to hear whatever you've got to say"
"I can't help in my classroom, we are online"
"The end of the quarter is kinda sucky rn"
"Should I get help if I feel anxious most of the time?"
"Okay, 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”"
"Ok thanks for your help 😀"
"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"
"Guess what? I aced my test, 100/100!"
"I appreciate it 😊most definitely👍"
"Do you think I have depression?"
"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."
"I have 3 F's and I'm super stressed because I'm normally a straight A student"
"thank you so much! i will reach out if i need to 🥰"
"Yea I'm so relieved now, thank you!"
"That’s a great idea thank you, honestly, I really appreciate it.”"
"I just dont rlly have anyone i can talk or relate to. Idk just feeling lonely and a little overwhelmed."
"you're so right !! i'm kind of doubting the relationship because it has a lot to do w/ me trusting him!"
"that sounds perfect!! thank you for your advice 🥰 i think i'm gonna do that"
"thanks, that's really nice to hear honestly. I hope you have a great day"
"Idk, family life has gotten a little better for him, but his sisters make him feel worthless, and when his parents get after him, they yell at him so much, he feels like cutting. I always manage to make his feel better, but, I really just don't like his mom the most. She manipulates him to fo what she wants, and it just breaks him"
"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"