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.
That's true, I think they think we live at school. They are always shocked when they see us at the store, swimming pool, etc. That's funny-do you eat lunch? I agree. We need to remember that they also have a life outside of school and can see us making mistakes. I think when they see that they realize, "hey, they are like me too, so I can do this". When we have a connection of some kind with them, they do light up and want to try harder for you.
ReplyDeleteI saw kids this summer at the ball field and they were shocked that I knew what baseball was and that I have a son playing!