Friday, April 1, 2011
Chapter 5: Role Models and Emotional Resources
"The development of emotional resources is crucial to student success. The greatest free resource available to schools is the role modelilng provided by teachers, administrators, and staff." This quote was found on pg. 67. Do you agree? If not you, then who?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
We are the most accessible model for many of our students. It is a must that we teach them how they should communicate with people appropriately. The misunderstanding of the way thoughts are communicated will keep some from achieving all they can.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with the book. We have to remember that we, as teachers, are the only appropriate role model some children come into contact with on a daily basis. It is important to remember to support them and use appropriate discipline strategies. Lots of times, children who come from poverty situations have no structure in their lives. We, as thier teacher, provide the only structure they have. We also need to support them through not only thier school work but personal problems or struggles they may be facing on a daily basis. Even if we are only lending a friendly ear or giving them a hug to let them know we care. These are the things that will mean more to these kids than most anything else. I really liked the example about the girl who went home and had to "be the adult" because the adult could not take care of herself. This is so true for so many kids!
ReplyDeleteI agree that the greatest resource in schools is the role modeling provided by the adults in the school. Children are with us for most of their waking hours. I have always felt responsible for helping to develop a child's social interaction skills along with academic skills. If children see that we love learning, then I think we have a chance to teach them to be lifetime learners. If children see that we treat others with respect and kindness, then we have a chance to mold productive citizens for the future.
ReplyDeleteI agree, teachers and staff are the role models for all children not just poverty stricken children. We can help them learn how to communicate, interact and respond to others and situations. I feel like some of the children feel resentment because we are trying to "change" them. While others are so appreciative of what we are teaching them.
ReplyDeleteDespite what resources we have in our classroom. Despite what technology or tools we have, it is the quality of the person who is teaching children that makes a difference. You could have the best resources, but if you don't have someone who is a model of what success is...students do not enrich from the relationship. As the book says we are the model of success that those who come from poverty witness. We are the example of a person who is successful in school, graduates from High School, Graduates from College, perhaps gets a graduate degree, and has a steady job.
ReplyDeleteDespite the fact that all teachers need to have a degree and attain a certain amount of success to become a teacher, some do not a life that students wish to emulate. Something we need to exhibit is our love for our job. This communicates our care to our students. It also shows them that it is possible to work hard for a living and love what you do. This is truly an exhibition in success for them.
Mr. Rose,
ReplyDeleteYou are right on it! It is the quality of the teacher that makes a difference; not all the tools and technology. The teacher who makes a difference in a child's life takes time during the day to listen about everyday things that are important to the child. In the teaching world today, it is rush, rush, and rush some more. We never stop to really enjoy the children.
At the end of the day, there is more to a child than a dibels' score, SAT score, and no telling what kind of score will be next.
I agree with the book, we are some of the most important role models for our students. We spend more time with our students than their parents do on most days and the students look to us for emotional guidance as well as academic instruction. We have to take our jobs very seriously!
ReplyDelete