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RESPECT ALL - BIG AND SMALL
17 - Respect All - Big and Small
sha is upset with Mrs. Thomas for giving them too much homework. She was bad mouthing her and because she was angry she started
disrupting the class. Her thought was if I do not like someone why do I need to respect them, or be nice to them?
Asha:
(Screaming angrily and pouting) I can't believe all the homework Mrs. Thomas gave us! She is just so mean!
Bina:
I don't think that she's mean.
Asha:
Of course you wouldn't. You're her pet. I just think that she's an old meanie.
Bina:
That's a terrible way to talk, Asha. You know Mrs. Thomas is a nice teacher.
Asha:
Sometimes, maybe. But most of the time, she's not so nice. And she dresses so weird. Did you see that dress she was wearing today?
Bina:
All the teachers her age dress like that. And she is nice. Remember all the times she stayed after school to help you with your homework so you could catch up after your trip to India?
Asha:
Yeah, so what? That's her job.
Bina:
What about the time she lent you money for lunch when you forgot yours?
Asha:
Well, what about all the times she kept me after school?
Bina:
You kept talking and disturbing everyone else while she was teaching. She was just doing her job.
Asha:
I don't care. She should not have punished me.
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