Monday, April 18, 2016
Problems at Home
There is a student in my class that has a very tough time following instruction. He will sometimes get physical with kids, push them, step on their fingers, and frequently raise his voice other students. I spent a lot of my time trying to control the behavior of this student right away as I thought there was no reason for this poor behavior. After about two weeks my classroom teacher informed me of some of the issues this student was having back home. His original parents lost custody due problems with abuse. The next couple to have custody also was abusive. Now he is floating between different houses with different family members. To me this really explained a lot of the behavioral issues he was having. It was sad to see, but it showed me a lot of how important family involvement is at that age.
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I have a student in my class who also has family issues which affect his behavior and academics in school.
ReplyDeleteFamily dynamics and support are so crucial to a students success in school! It saddens me to see families who do not have the time for their child.
We have a sharing circle each Monday, and we ask the students to share something about their weekend. Many of the students end up going to a grandparents or aunts/uncles house for the weekend, or they play video games most of the weekend. The lack of family involvement really has a major impact on children s lives.
I hope I can help with this when I have my own classroom, and if not, I can at least be the adult in the child's life to help lift them up and give them the confidence and support they need.
I also have several students who have problems at home. One students that stood out to me when I read this is particularly hard on him self. As future teachers I think it is important that we help build our students up because we can only control so much of what they go through at home.
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