to share an experience they had with a student that impacted them and, in turn, compelled them to change something about how they conduct their classes. In response, teachers opened up about the eye-opening experiences they've had:"When I was student teaching, my mentor teacher used a clip chart. . In my first year as a teacher, I used one, too, as that was what I was taught for classroom management in primary grades.
Also, I used to wonder what was wrong with a student until I started having parent-teacher conferences. Some kiddos have to overcome a lot just to show up to school every day." —Anonymous, North Carolina"A student was moving out of district and had forgotten to return a paperback novel . My department head at the time was a real stickler for returning materials, so I told the kid he needed to have someone bring the book to school.
"Of course, she wants what's best for her child, but she is in survival mode. This realization shook me, and I think about her often." —Anonymous, California"I teach high school English. I had a student one year with a pretty severe anxiety disorder. Their parents told me it was so bad that they might not even ask to go to the bathroom if they needed it.
To this day, I still keep that paper flower bouquet on my desk as a reminder. Not every kid learns the way you think they're going to. Not every kid is going to express talent in the ways you're accustomed to it. So never underestimate a kid." —Anonymous, New York"I was a TA for an ethnographic course that included a lot of discussions. The students were insightful and had great participation grades; the issue was their papers. Many had 'improper' grammar.
Simple phrases can carry great weight, and the power of inclusive wording can change the course of a student’s trajectory toward success and happiness. The more we normalize phrases like, 'If the president wants, she can veto a bill,' the more possible this scenario becomes." —Anonymous, Maryland"It was my first year teaching at a Philadelphia public school. Our school had a uniform policy that banned hooded sweatshirts.
The others in the group then talked about the various but very similar conditions they each lived in. I knew these conditions existed, sure. But in my own little town? In my kids’ school?
This reminds me of when I taught K-2 and some of the kids just really needed to sleep for a bit and a lot of them really needed a morning snack because they didn't get breakfast.
Great thread. No two kids home lives are the same.
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