"And I think, even more so, when you get into a situation, you need to think before you speak. The professors at this school are likely to listen to you if you can explain yourself calmly and precisely, but as soon as someone begins to get over excited, the credibility is gone." Tate stood and stretched out with a little yawn. Detentions were boring.

"Count to ten next time and think through what you want to say before you speak, and you'll probably come up with the right way to go about things." Got it?