Tuesday, November 17, 2015
What is your perspective?! Take Away from 11/11/2015
Perspective it's all how you look at the big picture! I really enjoyed this weeks class because it allowed us all to focus from different perspectives as well as see how important it is to have back ground knowledge of the situation. I feel like we all need to take heed to this concept. So many times students come into your classroom who have behavior or emotional issues and teachers ask them why they did something or punish them without getting the whole story. If the teacher really want to resolve the problem it is up to them to shed light on why the student is misbehaving and not by asking them why! Find out the students back story and create an intervention of sorts to lessen or resolve the problem. Most times the student just wants to be supported, build trust, know that they matter and teachers are in the position that they are able to provide this type of professional relationship for them.
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Relationship is everything. I look at teaching as a wonderful opportunity. Some have said I have "rose-colored" glasses but I really just choose to always see and believe the best in everyone, every student and every teacher that I observe and learn from.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Stacy, relationships are the KEY. To it all. Discipline, teaching, everything. Build a relationship and you can do so much!
ReplyDelete"I think I can, I think I can, I think I can..." - The Little Engine that Could
ReplyDelete"Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care." - Theodore Roosevelt
Those are a couple of things that came to mind as I was reading your blog regarding relationship. We actually do have a relationship with each student/person. It is either a good one, or a not-so good one (bad). It is much easier to simply "go for the jugular" when attempting to discipline, but it's a bloody mess! The tougher, but more rewarding option is building a good relationship to establish respect. A couple of years ago I was abruptly reminded that our current students do not automatically have respect for authority, but they will have respect, IF, AND ONLY IF, you respect them first! It was a pretty interesting conversation I felt honored to be a part of. So, yes it is about relationship.
Everyone of you made some great points, love the quotes Terrill and will be using them, but the root is the same....relationships build bridges.
ReplyDeleteI wanna see your Bio poem!
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