The part of this chapter that jumps out is the very last section, where Veronica talks about the Math teacher she had who was in a wheelchair. The class took advantage of him for a long time, but he eventually won them over. Because he never gave up on him, the came to like and respect him.
This section strikes me because it shows how a teacher can gain the respect of his students even when it appears that all hope is lost. The teacher in this passage was open about his disability, and he never gave up on his students. He never decided they would never behave, he just kept trying. This hits home for me because of my visual impairment. There is a lot I can learn from the way this teacher handled his class. He was honest about what happened to him. He welcomed questions, made his students realize he was human. He also made the work fun and interesting for them. He wasn't the type of teacher to just stand there and lecture, he actually got his students involved.
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