Caring Attitute

The thing I'm most proud of this week is being someone the students can open up too. I have come to realize that if the kids get the feeling that you care for them as human beings, you will get a whole lot more from them. I have two examples: One of my students started acting up, I knew that this was not the norm for this student. I talked to him regarding the expectations of the classroom, but I asked him was there anything else. At the end of class the student shared what was going on. I have not had anymore issues. (this happened last week) The other example was a student who brought in a little book of her stillborn child. I can't even begin to put into words the feelings that were going through me and still are.(This happened today) Both of these students have set high goals for themselves and are awesome students. I hope and pray that their life circumstances will not get in the way of the high goals and hopes they have set. On another issue- today was a tough day. One of our cafeteria ladies died over the weekend. The students wanted to talk about her, and we did. Once they were able to share their feelings, we were able to continue with class. Teaching is alot like nursing, you need to have a caring attitude.