Open Mic

Open Mic- Political Tension

This past week I scheduled a visit from two of our counselors to one of my afternoon classes. The previous week the students started out having a discussion regarding the outcome of the presidential election that deteriorated when several of the students started making personal attacks towards each other. I am so glad that I took Jessie’s suggestion to obtain outside assistance to facilitate a discussion to my students on how to disagree and be respectful of others at the same time. The visit with the counselors went very well and the students responded with very open and honest questions regarding the incident. I learned a very valuable lesson that it is important to utilize the resources and support available to me when a situation arises that requires additional intervention.