Nakkula talks about students testing their boundaries with their teachers, "As adolescents test limits through experimentation with their behavior and the responses it elicits, and as adults help shape and label that behavior, adolescence itself is being constructed" pg.3. Teachers need to be open minded to their students and not be so quick to judge them. When kids are growing up, they look up to adults and peers for self guidance and shape themselves around their surroundings. "The reading might prove difficult and inaccurate, but without a concerted effort to learn how our students think, it is virtually impossible to optimally share our thini8ng with them." (pg9). Therefore teachers need to not only teach their students but also be their mentor. That being said, they have to be aware of their students normal behaviors and to identify when they are acting out as an unusual behavior.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Blog 6
Nakkula talks about students testing their boundaries with their teachers, "As adolescents test limits through experimentation with their behavior and the responses it elicits, and as adults help shape and label that behavior, adolescence itself is being constructed" pg.3. Teachers need to be open minded to their students and not be so quick to judge them. When kids are growing up, they look up to adults and peers for self guidance and shape themselves around their surroundings. "The reading might prove difficult and inaccurate, but without a concerted effort to learn how our students think, it is virtually impossible to optimally share our thini8ng with them." (pg9). Therefore teachers need to not only teach their students but also be their mentor. That being said, they have to be aware of their students normal behaviors and to identify when they are acting out as an unusual behavior.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
You're right that teachers need to be open minded to their students and not be so quick to judge them. It's important to see where students are coming from and try to understand their perspective.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with you Katelyn that educators need to be able to recognize when there is something off about their student. Youth have a way of acting out when their home life changes or something drastic happens to them. So, educators need to be in tune with their students and make an effort to learn how students think and why they might be feeling the way they are.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your post, educators need to realize that when a student is showing unusual behavior, it doesn't mean they are acting out. There could be multitple reasons why a student is misbehaving or acting out in class. As educators and youth workers, we need to figure out what those problems are so we can help the child; not just make a quick decision about the child. Like parents knowing their children when they are home, educators need to know their children when they are in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteI agree teaching is not just academics its being connected with a student. So many teachers reacting negatively to bad behavior when in reality that isn't helping. I think that teachers like you said need to try to understand a little more where that student is coming from. I'm not saying make excuses for the child but if you can understand and show a little compassion it might make the difference in a students behavior.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the insightful comments here about your blog. Getting to know youth is so important -- in your own contexts, what strategies have you used to get to know youth in deeper ways (while also being their mentor?).
ReplyDeleteAn understanding of youth and their specific needs is important in education but it is a cornerstone of youth development. Knowing the various needs of students can lead to a greater understanding of how to help them succeed in their own goals.
ReplyDeleteAlso if you are able to identify with more students on an individual level it may benefit you because then they may make the effort to try and understand you as well. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. In the case of the students if you respect and understand them there is a better chance they will respect and understand you.
ReplyDelete