Last week, Nicki and Emily came to class and talked about behavior challenges in the classroom. It was very nice to hear what to prepare for as we go into classrooms, which have some of these problems. Every classroom has a child that has some kind of disability, and it was nice to hear their experiences. I think they did a great job on explaining the content. I really liked how they said to start every year with a clean slate. I think that is so important to teachers and to students. I remember in high school, some teachers already had a view about me, before I was even their student. They had the view that they did because they already taught my two older cousins and my older sister. It was a good thing and a bad thing. Sometimes
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I honestly believe a lot in the first secret “Don’t take anything personal, from students or their parents.” I think that is a good ingredient, because there will be so many times when your students will get mad at you for not being fair, or doing something they don’t agree with. Which causes students to act out and say things that they don’t mean, they are just heated in the moment and children don’t know how to use their filter. I have a feeling at parent teacher conferences is when the most “hate” would come from the parents. If their child isn’t doing as well as they expected, they will blame it on the teacher, and it shouldn’t be blamed completely on the teacher. I also like how one of the girls said to not let the relationship you have with a parent, influence the relationship that you have with the student. It was great information to hear that you should always do your best to have the child succeed and put aside your feelings towards his or her parents. I’ve heard from countless teachers that the relationships you have with your students are the most important thing. I also liked what Nicki said about kids that don’t have a good home life, need you the most. If they aren’t getting the attention they want/need at home they are going to look every other place that they can for it. In my level 1 and 2’s I have built great relationships with my students. I have found out their strengths and weaknesses, likes and
I honestly believe a lot in the first secret “Don’t take anything personal, from students or their parents.” I think that is a good ingredient, because there will be so many times when your students will get mad at you for not being fair, or doing something they don’t agree with. Which causes students to act out and say things that they don’t mean, they are just heated in the moment and children don’t know how to use their filter. I have a feeling at parent teacher conferences is when the most “hate” would come from the parents. If their child isn’t doing as well as they expected, they will blame it on the teacher, and it shouldn’t be blamed completely on the teacher. I also like how one of the girls said to not let the relationship you have with a parent, influence the relationship that you have with the student. It was great information to hear that you should always do your best to have the child succeed and put aside your feelings towards his or her parents. I’ve heard from countless teachers that the relationships you have with your students are the most important thing. I also liked what Nicki said about kids that don’t have a good home life, need you the most. If they aren’t getting the attention they want/need at home they are going to look every other place that they can for it. In my level 1 and 2’s I have built great relationships with my students. I have found out their strengths and weaknesses, likes and