Monday, November 14, 2011

Stretch task #8

"Turn Me to We: Get Along, Work Together, Protect Kids from Adult Arguments"

This blog described how adults need to control their natural fighting instincts when they are in front of children. Kids hear way more than adults think they do, which is most often the issue in schools. This starts to hurt the child's learning ability and how they interact. It can also cause much stress in a child's life if they know that their teachers, people they look up to, aren't getting along. Especially when the kids are already stressed out or under pressure about something, this is an issue. There are solutions to help adults get along better, which can be just do something nice for each other, like bringing special coffee, laughing, and encouraging others. I think that this blog is important to read for teachers, because they can also start thinking about the students they teach instead of about their own feelings.