This week in my classes we covered
Professional Image. I explain to the
students how to use it in the world of cosmetology as well as how they can
apply it to the real world in any job.
It was great to see all the classes engaging in questions about how they
should dress for success on the outside. The old adage “Don’t judge a book by
its cover” and then we talked about
professional Image on the inside and someone who inspired them for success in
what they want to do in their lives. We
had some real teary days in my class. I
really had some great sharing of personal experiences. It’s really helped me see who some of my
students are and what they want out of their lives. I have one class that has a student that is a
real tough case. She has a huge wall up
and EVERYTHING is a negative. She is
going to be the one I want to really make a difference with. Guess that I am making her my personal goal
for the school year, I hope to be that teacher that can make her care about
herself and her possible career in
cosmetology.
To me that summons
up what teaching is really about.
2 comments:
It is so great to hear that you were able to get your classes engaged in talking about Professional Image. It can be so hard to get them engaged in ANY given topic! That is one of my biggest struggles with my students.
I feel like I really need to connect with the tougher students as well. I want to make a difference in their life! Some students come from such hard backgrounds I can see why they are negative. I feel like if I could just make one positive influence on them that maybe that can change the course of their life!
Engaging with students, I have found, is an art. Some students need just a bit of encouragement, while others need you to be stern with them. A teacher at my school once said to me that, for some kids, all they hear is their parents yelling at them... so to them, that's what they equate with people who care for them. So, that's tough when you would rather not yell at them or be really, really stern with them.
It would be great if all the kids simply responded to a teacher caring for them, but they are all different, bring in different needs, and so it's a talent to recognize what each student needs and give them that. Once you get a kid on your side, though, it's great. Once they see that you aren't just there to teach them, you are there to care about them, to love them, to lift them up, that's when you can make those impacts, I think.
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