It is possible that this may be the most important lesson we explore and teach our students.
Stop and think for a moment, what is the first thing we do on the first day of school? We meet and greet our new students and sometimes their parents as well. We put our best foot forward, wear a smile, and speak in our softest and kindest voice, but do we keep it year round? Young children are counting on us to. But for many teachers, as the year go by things begin to change.
- Do you know teachers who's patience are very short with some of their students?
- Have you ever noticed a level of cross attitude from some teachers when working with some students?
- Do you or someone you know practice or believe that embarrassing students will cause them to behave or perform better?
That teacher took the fun out of learning math for me that have me shaky about math to this day.
These are real issues that are seldom addressed, but is an important area for a healthy and strong educational start for young children.
While researching, this topic leads to social and emotional development in young children.
Does anyone of my colleagues have any ideas or suggestions of input on this subject?
Additionally, does anyone have any examples or experiences with any of these areas? Please share in order to learn from each other and save other children from such a plight.
I challenge ALL teachers every where to be extremely careful when working with young children. REMEMBER, you hold their very future in your hand and it matters what you say and do to them. They respect and trust you and are looking to you for guidance and understanding.
Clearly understand, I am not making claims that teachers are miss-treating their students, I am only shedding the light that what we say to children and how we perform with them can have a profound effect on them, so we need to be extra sensitive because every child have different needs and what works for one child may bring terra to another.
Lets keep properly loving and respecting children and their families.
I see that trend each day in my school. It is not enough that some students come to school with issues from home and some may deal with family members treating them with the same inappropriate behaviors as the teachers. Yes educators are humans and are not dismissed from the life challenges but we must also remember what our career entails. Patience, a caring and safe environment it what we want for the children. They trust us with trials and tribulation from home and peer interactions. As an educator, I personal come to work early to clear my mind and prepare for the day. Life challenges and students silliness can sometimes make you want to lose it but I always have to remind myself, if this was my child or me doing this, would I want the teacher to embarrass me or talk to me individually? I like this topic and cannot wait to read it. Many teachers I have seen this year are already burnt out and their patience level is very low. Professional Developments on this topic need to happen periodically throughout the year to remind teachers of the importance of building relationships and maintaining hem throughout the year. I have been teaching kindergarten for four years and I have never had any type of training on building and maintaining positive relationships with students.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a great topic. I think sometimes educators forget the important job they have of being educators of children. Patience is oh so important because children are facing so much today more than their little lives should have to handle. I think educators also need support so that they are able to handle some of the behaviors in their classrooms. Educator's also need to be respectful of children so that children can learn appropriate ways to deal with one another.