Get out your tissue ladies. This chapter discusses the "Are You All Right?" approach. I use this often with the students who are sent to me or who are out in the hall for behavior. I challenge you to try it with one student who has been a challenge and let me know the result.
Susan Tidwell
1/10/2012 10:19:57 pm
How touching! I have tried this already with one particularly challenged student in my homeroom and have had mixed results. At least it helps me shake off my own frustration and engage with the child, even if it doesn't seem effective for the moment. It lets him know that I do care.
Michelle Mooneyham
1/11/2012 08:58:49 pm
I have long believed that if you do not reach the hearts of your students, you cannot begin to reach their brain. Children need to know that you care about them before they can effectively be "reached". I love the technique presented in this article. I try to show how much I care about my students on a daily basis, but now I have a concrete tool to use with those harder to reach students.
Alice Boyer
1/17/2012 09:48:26 pm
The students need toknow you care about them. Just like adults need to know that their co-workers and administration cares. It helps you to do your job better and that you have someone to go to. I love this technique and I have used it since I have read this article. I saw a look on that students face like...you really mean you care?...so we talked for a few minutes and she felt better. She thanked me and asked if she could talk to me again if she needed too. This is a great tool and I will continue to use it.
Krysti Wilson
1/26/2012 06:08:16 am
This tool has been a saving grace for me this year! I have a couple of challenging students who seem to "push my buttons" on a daily basis. This strategy has helped me to show them I care about them and to really get them to talk about what is happening in their world.Their behavior is improving and I hope to see even greater results by the end of the year. The is an old saying "Kids don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." I love that quote!
Ruth Davis
2/2/2012 06:54:17 am
I have tried this in my classroom with several of my students. It has worked so well with my students that I have several of them that come to me regularly and ask if they can talk to me about something. It has improved their classroom behavior. Comments are closed.
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