Chapter 12: Make Every Minute Count
I think it is very important to connect our school and home lives. I always wonder what students think I do outside of school. I have gotten so many comments from them that raise this question. One example is when the students went to lunch one boy asked me what I did when they were eating. I told him I eat lunch too. He was so surprised. This made me laugh. Another instance was I was asked what I was going to do after school was out. I said I was going to go get groceries and go home and play with my son. A student that was listening goes “you don’t stay at school.” It is important for students to know that we have a life to outside of school and is somewhat similar to their family’s life. We need them to understand that we do make mistakes and that it is okay. When you connect with students and try to make learning as fun as possible, it makes them more interested and more willing to try harder.