School is a great place to learn. They say go to school and learn something each day from a teacher that cares about your mind. That means the teacher must have a good mindset that holds on to the idea of teaching with love and focus on developing minds to grasp the information that they are sharing.
Make sure then that the information being shared is the
information that is needed and not ideas that “you are not smart enough,”
or “you are not worthy of respect or care,” or “your needs or voice or ideas do
not matter,” or “you are beneath me and not worth the time.”
If students are coming eager to learn and a little behind the
curve, answer the questions they have and respond to their requests for help.
Don’t just assume that all students are at the same level just because they are
the same age and in the same classroom setting. Don’t just take a student’s
acting out as being a person who is out of control. Sometimes that is the request for help without them actually asking for "attention."
Did you pay attention to their need for help? Did you see that
their hand was up when you were asking for student input? Did you put off their
request or need, treating them just like everyone else with a need, or did you use it as a distraction, and instead something to be frustrated by?
We get it, they are your students, not your kids. Yes, you came to
educate and not babysit. No, it is not your job to console because your title
is teacher, not carer of a child’s feelings. Yes, they did not obey your first
command, but that does not mean manhandling is the only way to get the desired
result.
School is a great place to learn. It is a great place to see how to act and to formulate a mindset. Let the mindset be, you can do this, and you got what it takes, and you are an intelligent young lady or gentleman, and you matter so that the desire to learn escalates. Let them know.
Don’t let the mindset be based on stinking
thinking. Adding value should always be the goal. Let’s add value for our
future. The students are the future. They deserve quality learning experiences
and treatment to carry on into their future so they can also have the mindset
that learning is fun because it can be if you show them the way. Happy belated World's Teacher's Day to those who take the time. You are loved beyond measure.
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I created a YouTube channel for kids: Learning with Ms Steph and it was started on the basis of getting kids to learn how to read with the idea that "Reading is Fun." Check out the first song written for the channel, Reading is Fun
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BTW! What did you think about my drawings? I love landscape photography the most; working with lines to tell stories. If you liked them even a little bit, let me know or give me advice on how to improve them. Thanks for your input.
