If a teacher is strict- that is good, but once again not for everybody. People that hard core rebels don't do very well in this type of environment. If a teacher is not strict- that is good too, but again and again not for everybody. Kids that want lots of support and strong guided learning may not do well here. So, teachers need to be themselves. Not everyone is going to like every teacher. And teacher's aren't perfect either

I remember my 8th grade teacher because he was my first funny teacher.

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