my opinion

A time when my opinion really mattered is when a friend of mine was doing some bad things. My friends and I told him that we didn't like to see him like this and that we wanted him to get some help. After enough urging from us he finally got himself help and is now a better person.

I disagree with the teacher, she should have her facts straight before she teaches the class. The student should have a more respectful way of telling her she is wrong, but he was still correct. If I was his parents and the teacher gave him detention for that I would have a big problem with that. The teacher should admit she is wrong and apologize to the student and his parents. If she does not apologize the parents will surely think their son is lying to them and make a bigger deal about it than it really is.