“To be very understanding and to be serious, but at the same time be fun.”

— Tyisha Clemons, ninth-grader

“For her to not make faces.”

— Monte Stevens, seventh-grader

“To respect all students the same way, to treat them the same.”

— Tasheana Dixon, seventh-grader

“Be nice and not abusing the kids.”

— Latesha Robertson, seventh-grader

“Someone who is fun and laid-back. I don’t like uptight teachers.”

— Charles Hopkins, ninth-grader

“To just be nice ... I can’t stand a mean teacher.”

— Christian Espinosa, seventh-grader