“She understands us. When we have problems, she talks to us. She gives us life lessons so that when we grow up we know what to do and we’re not like deer in headlights or whatever.… She actually listens to us, unlike other teachers that say, ‘Oh, when you come into my class, you leave your problems outside. You do my work.’ She’s not like that.” — Focus Group Report
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