Real conversations with your students.
"That's a very structured way of looking at it, I think that would be a great start"
"That’s good, I’ll try to do that today with my friends."
"What do you do if nobody likes you"
"Man are u a real person? Also I am burnt out. But answer both questions plez"
"“I'm grateful for you, and my family. Thanks for being here for me!! You're awesome ”"
"Well for one I'm just sad a lot of the time, I guess we could call that depression at this point, and I often act happy and good natured, and I'm trying to transition away from the religion of the masses here in St George, but I don't expect any of them to be able to understand, so I keep it to myself. Whenever I talk to them I feel like I'm constantly filtering what I really want to say because they wouldn't be ok with it"
"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"
"How do I make a paper airplane?"
"How do I deal with stress?"
"Do you think I have depression?"
"That’s a great idea thank you, honestly, I really appreciate it.”"
"That is true. I'm just happy that I'm able to help him"
"Ok thanks for your help 😀"
"There's a lot on my to do list and I feel it piling up"
"I actually just got my grade up from a C to an A-"
"Bro a lot. Too much for a text i can barely speak what i need to say"
"You too, have a great rest of the day😁"
"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"
"How do I get rid of a friend that is mean and is taking all of my friends"
"I like that, I think that’s a good point, thank you for your input"
"I feel bad talking to my parents, because I know they will still love me if I let my grades drop and they'll always support me, but it does feel like to much pressure sometimes, especially since my older brother was so good when it came to grades and academic performance. And I'm not close enough with any of my teachers to share this kind of stuff with them...that's a good way to look at it, thank you.”"
"How do I deal with very opinionated friends?"
"How do I feel better"
"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"
"How do I deal with friends that keep fighting and get me in the middle of their drama?"
"Sounds good! I really appreciate you talking to me. It means a ton to me and I had a good time. Thank you. Have a good night."
"How do I increase self-confidence while performing or just stage fright in general?"
"Well thank you amazing human too! It's so awesome that you take time to talk to strangers and brighten their day through this program. Keep it up! Have a great day"
"Thank you so much. This program really is amazing!"