For each of the following student responses, write a (a) feeling focus, (b) clarification, (c) question, (d) confrontation, and a (e) directing response.

"I work slower than most people, and all the teachers at my other school gave me extra time."
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

"You don't understand me or my problems."
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

"When I graduate, I'm just going to get a job. Why do I need to learn this?"
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

"But they were ganging up on me. They were kicking me and making fun of me. So, I got mad."
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

"No matter how hard I study-I go 'blank' when I see the test."
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

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