Part of Chapter 1 in Fires in the Bathroom talks about how questionnaires can be a useful tool for becoming familiar with students. This is particularly true at the beginning of a new school year. A questionnaire administered to a new class of students can give a teacher a workable primer on how those students wish to be taught.
However, one caveat is offered by a student named Bosung. She says that teachers shouldn't ask for any personal information. In her words, "Guidance counselors are for students' personal help. Teachers are for teaching" (Pg. 5).
While Bosung's opinion may be shared by some of her fellow students, I don't feel like it is the consensus. A teacher is somebody who kids see every day in class, while a guidance counselor is somebody only seen when there's a problem of some sort. In my opinion, teachers are for teaching, but they are also for support. With that being said, the spirit of Bosung's contribution is sound -- students should never feel forced to give up personal information that they don't want to give up.
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