Sunday, April 19, 2015

What would you like for us to know?

One of the news stories which caught my attention this week was “I wish my teacher knew….”  The Colorado teacher who gave the assignment was floored by some of the responses she received.  In fact, it changed the way she saw her students.

I began to Google some the sentence and variations of it.  I too was amazed at some of the responses I found.  One variation was “I wish the parents knew…..” from a teacher.  Here were some of the responses.

               1.     Your kids can do much more than you think they can do. 
                2.     It’s not healthy to give your child constant feedback. 
3.    We promise not to believe everything your child says happens at home if you promise not to believe everything your child says happens in our classrooms.
4.    Your children learn and act according to what you do, not what you say.
5.    Teach your children that mistakes aren’t signs of weakness but a vital part of growth and learning.

Interesting.  There were many other sites. 

What would you like for us to know?

On a side note Mr. Ellison successfully aged into the 40's.  Doesn't he look happy to be here?

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