Fires in the Bathroom Chapter 1 Quick Response

In the beginning of chapter 1 what really jumped out at me was some of the students' comments. A couple students mentioned how they don't want teachers to be their friend or try to ask anything personal. This was surprising to me because in high school I liked the teachers that did care enough to ask me questions about stuff going on in my life. This made me feel like they cared enough to be interested in all their students lives and this made me like them more which in turn made me want to do better in their class.
Another thing that was interesting was the suggestion of using a questionaire to gain some insight about the students' lives. If these kids don't want you to be their friend then I don't think they will respond positively to a questionaire asking about themselves. They may just make up anwsers or completely ignore it.