"I think it's that I have this fear of hurting um teen-agers. I think it's because I was yelled at all the time when I was a teen-ager, and um I really hated it and thought it was ineffective and I don't want to be that person who yells at them, even though I feel like need to get yelled at sometimes."

"So I think for them maybe it's hard for them to sort of negotiate me and how they should act and what's appropriate and like, what boundaries, and you know we could see them really pushing those boundaries."

"I set the tone with the classes, three R’s: you have to respect yourself, you have to respect each other, and you have to respect the environment. That covers everything, and it’s not good to have more than three rules, I think! Three rules is a good number, and that covers everything."