1 . When I became a junior, I decided to take Latin at school. I was so __ about taking that class, and I was fully expecting to be able to __ every word I’d ever come across once I learned Latin.

But Latin class was so   __. Each day, the teacher Mr. Keady would ask us to open our __ and recite aloud the various Latin forms of words. This became the __ every day. That was until my hand   __ one afternoon when we were asked yet again to open our books.

When Mr. Keady asked what was wrong, I __why I thought that his class was dull, how I had expected more, and that his method of teaching was __. When I finished speaking, I __ Mr. Keady to angrily send me to the head teacher.

But instead, he sat at his desk quietly, looking defeated and tired. After several moments of __, Mr. Keady spoke. He quietly and firmly said that he would __ carefully about what I’d said. And that was it.

In the following weeks, Latin class didn’t become the exciting learning environment I __ it would, but Mr. Keady did try harder. He brought in some new worksheets and __ to involve us students more in his classes.

Maybe some people would __what I did, but even so many years later, I feel bad about it.

If I saw him now, I’d tell him how I __ what I’d done that day in class, and that I was disrespectful. And at the same time, I’d also tell him that he taught me a wonderful __ that day. Following my __ words, he showed me that being __ doesn’t mean you have to give away your dignity.

Indeed, Mr Keady’s __ proved that no matter how hurt you feel, no one - no one - can __ your dignity.