"Change" from Andrew's perspective.

This article is written by a young man from watts, California that I am mentoring. He loves to write and would like to establish a learning community where youth and adults can learn to understand each other more. Please read his thoughts and respond accordingly. The first paragraph explains what he did and the second explains what he should have done. Please reply after reading both postings. Thanks. Andrew will reply to your postings accordingly.



WHY DID I GET IN TROUBLE?

We were in class and the teacher was telling us to not write your
Name on the paper he said it about 5 times. Another student kept asking
For instructions and I said “shut up”. Then he said something and I responded
To what he said to me. We started to argue in the classroom and the teacher was
Trying to make us stop. But the other student started to take it to the next level.
Then, he said we could fight at lunch so I said, “ok we can fight”. As soon as he said
That his friend that was seating next to him, started to text people to came up to
The school for me. I think that he was afraid of me but he called me out to fight.
Then he told his friends to come with him outside but they do not come outside
With him but another boy from some other class and then he started to take off his
Jacket, and era rings like he was really going to do something. Then the staff came and got us out of class and then we got in trouble.

Things I could have did to not get in trouble

I could have just stayed quiet. But I was going throw a lot of things
Like my cousin funeral that was the day before. I should have stayed at
Home so I will not get in trouble because of what happen. But people
Keep on messing with me so I snapped on him. I need to learn how to
control my anger and my emotion. But it is vary hard to control my anger.
Another thing was I could have stop and think about what I was doing. I
Could have walked to the office so that I would not get in trouble.