What will help my students understand that not giving a crap won't help? Often times, my students will tell me that I am lucky that I am liked by them. Hum. Gee.
They should be grateful that I care. There are may teachers that don't and let their personal, unhealthy and unproductive psychology get in the way of reaching kids.
There are some teachers that believe only some students can learn. So they teach to them, and I mean - they only TEACH TO THEM.
Some teachers think that if a student does not learn, then it is a choice the student makes. Then they often end up preaching to that group of students as if the students are in school for reconciliation with the school system.
Often times, I hear students say that they are afraid to get me mad. And every single time I ask "Why?"
And almost every single time, they say that they don't like how I make them "think about stuff" or make them "think differently". So do they see me as a keeper of conscience? I am not sure what I think about that.
How do the choices that a teacher make, affect student learning? Shit, how do teacher choices affect student motivation and confidence? Are we here to teach, preach or punish?
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