Response to Chapter 2 "Fires..."

Something I really enjoyed in chapter 2 was the "Bargaining" chart between the teacher and student. These "unspoken" sort of rules at first just seemed humorous to me, but as I made my way down the chart they really seemed to make sense.
This chart appealed to me because I am the kind of person who likes to find connections with anything and everything. I feel that this chart shows that for every action, there is an opposite and equal reaction, and again, this emphasizes the teacher's role in shaping how students respond to the material being taught. I especially like the bullet that says "if you [educator] will...treat us as smart and capable of challenging work, then we [students] will...feel respected and rise to the challenge of demanding work" (24). I feel that one of the biggest mistakes teachers make is underestimating their students' intelligence, and that as a student, I know it feels pretty bad to have that judgement being made.