Treat others how you expect to be treated—except for teachers. They don’t get up every day to come and teach you things that would help you get further in life. They don’t have your best interests at heart. Teachers are really just a complete waste of your time; they want to see you fail at everything you do. You could have taught yourself how to read, write and do arithmetic completely on your own. So next time a teacher is trying to help you in school, go ahead and talk back to them. Give them dirty looks, rude remarks and why not throw in a punch? I understand that high school students are still teenagers—troubled ones at that. But does that mean that we shouldn’t act like adults? We want to be treated like adults, but some aren’t willing to give the same respect back towards teachers. Nothing upsets me more than students disrespecting the very people that want to see them succeed. I understand that there might be the occasional teacher that you don’t get along with, but if you have more than one or two, maybe you are the problem. Teachers are your superiors, and whether you like it or not, you must be civil towards them. In the real world, if you disrespect your boss, or anyone for that matter, you can and will lose your job. Most peoples’ reasoning as to why they don’t like their teachers are often ridiculous. “[He/she] assigns homework almost every class. What a jerk.” Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t know homework was illegal to assign. “How dare the middle of my teacher’s sentence interrupt the beginning of mine!” I am sure what you have to say is much more important, anyways. The respect you earn from teachers isn’t determined by the grades you get in their class either. You can get 100% in a class, but if you are disrespectful, you will most likely have problems with that teacher. Earning respect from teachers does have its benefits. Not only is the teacher more likely to help you out with schoolwork, but they will give you the benefit of the doubt and trust you as student more. If you need to use the restroom but might be out of bathroom passes, as long as the teacher knows he or she can trust you, most likely you will be allowed to go. The worst part is that students look at teachers as one group of ‘evil’ that is just there to keep their pupils in line. Everyone needs to view their teachers as individuals. They have feelings, just like you and me, and those feelings should be honored. You might not like school, which is completely your choice, but does being disrespectful towards adults make the situation any better? If you disagree with someone, there is a certain way you can bring your problem to their attention without giving attitude. If you want respect, you need to give it.