Getting to Know Your Students

I have been in multiple socioeconomic challenged classrooms this week. I would not classify them as urban, however the youth the pre-service teachers are serving are under privileged in multiple ways. A main question my students are asking is: How do I keep my students on-task? Through many discussions and readings over the week, I commend all the pre-service teachers for trying. Trying to make the connections with the young learners who are often unable to trust. Trying to meet the needs of the students in their classrooms through differentiation of instruction. Trying to develop relationships with children who know you will be gone at the end of your Internship. The discussions had this week have been about actively engaging your students, not controlling your students. Waking up everyday to say, I can do this. Having a positive attitude and finding the good in every child. Teaching is not an easy career and I commend the teachers who are trying to successfully teach in a socioeconomic disadvantaged school setting. The teachers who continue to ask how? The teachers who are not giving up.