What teachers see over the horizon of their desk:

Screaming 3-year-olds,

Messy 8-year-olds,

Chatty 11-year-olds,

Texting 13-year-olds,

And Disrespectful 16-year-olds.

The things they rarely see:

A respectful student actually listening to them,

A student with their textbook in thier hands instead of a phone,

And a student who respects them for what they do and go through everyday.

I am one of those students.