Psy/300 Week 1 Assignment

I work in a unique school setting, teaching at the District 93’s Technical and Career High School located in Idaho Falls, Idaho that for the most part serves a student population from the 10th through 12th grades that draws students from District 93’s two traditional high schools in the district. District 93 has one high school, Hillcrest, which has a student population from an upper income, social economic status and one high school, Bonneville, with students from an agricultural and middle to lower income economic status. Both High Schools are extremely overcrowded, however the discipline issues are quite different for both. Bonneville High school community is a more rural, traditional, conservative and religious community which has a lower …show more content…
I believe that all students can learn and be successful if given the opportunity. As an educator, it is important for me to provide the students, as much as possible, the tools they need to become successful. I feel it’s important for students to know that their teacher believes in them, and feels that they can be successful even if the student doesn’t feel that way. I have to be able to reassure my learners that I am on their side, and will help them learn as much as possible. I believe that it’s important to express to my students my belief that success can be measured in different ways, not just academically. Students can experience success in different ways other than just in the classroom and need to be recognized when they do. In the book Discipline with Dignity, the authors discuss that a common cause of in classroom disruption issues is that some students feel they can’t be successful in the classroom, can’t be perceived as successful and therefore why try? The authors discuss that a cause of some students discipline issues is that since a student doesn’t feel successful, they feel like losers and therefore they would rather be troublemakers than be viewed as