As a middle school teacher, you are concerned with helping your students develop a coherent identity. Describe in detail how you would help your students develop this coherent identity
2006-09-04 07:05:56 · 12 answers · asked by NCCUGirl 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
Do what this teacher did:
One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name.
Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.
It took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.
That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper, and listed what everyone else had said about that individual.
On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the entire class was smiling. "Really?" she heard whispered. "I never knew that I meant anything to anyone!" and, "I didn't know others liked me so much." were most of the comments.
No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. She never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't matter. The exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with themselves and one another. That group of students moved on.
Several years later, one of the students was killed in Viet Nam and his teacher attended the funeral of that special student. She had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. He looked so handsome, so mature.
The church was packed with his friends. One by one those who loved him took a last walk by the coffin. The teacher was the last one to bless the coffin.
As she stood there, one of the soldiers who acted as pallbearer came up to her. "Were you Mark's math teacher?" he asked. She nodded: "yes." Then he said: "Mark talked about you a lot."
After the funeral, most of Mark's former classmates went together to a luncheon. Mark's mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak with his teacher.
"We want to show you something," his father said, taking a wallet out of his pocket. "They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might recognize it."
Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. The teacher knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which she had listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him.
"Thank you so much for doing that," Mark's mother said. "As you can see, Mark treasured it."
All of Mark's former classmates started to gather around. Charlie smiled rather sheepishly and said, "I still have my list. It's in the top drawer of my desk at home."
Chuck's wife said, "Chuck asked me to put his in our wedding album."
"I have mine too," Marilyn said. "It's in my diary."
Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out her wallet and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group "I carry this with me at all times," Vicki said and without batting an eyelash, she continued: "I think we all saved our lists."
That's when the teacher finally sat down and cried. She cried for Mark and for all his friends who would never see him again.
You never know what kind of impact you're going to make on your students--- Have a great day!!!
2006-09-04 07:12:16 · answer #1 · answered by Coo coo achoo 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Teachers aren't in the "business" of helping students learn identity,they are there for teaching academics.
Identity starts at the HOME
2006-09-04 07:09:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
A co what??? Just be nice and treat them like human beings. Allot of teachers get a power kick in there head and turn into *******. Kinda like allot of cops. Things will go better if they like you and your house may not get egged on Halloween.
2006-09-04 07:13:51 · answer #3 · answered by noname 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It isn't your job to "develop identities". Your job is to TEACH.
2006-09-04 07:11:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a homework assignment that a teacher would grade on lessons from class...pay attention in class!!! ive been to college, i know how it goes!!
2006-09-04 07:12:12 · answer #5 · answered by magickitty0621 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Plaster nametags all over them.
2006-09-04 07:11:30 · answer #6 · answered by Papa John 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you are the teacher you tell me.
2006-09-04 07:38:44 · answer #7 · answered by katz 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would have them do their own homework.
2006-09-04 07:13:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
do your own homework.....thanks for the points though
2006-09-04 07:08:09 · answer #9 · answered by *CiTsJuStMe* 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
do your own homework
2006-09-04 07:07:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋