Kids you find it easy to like: positive sense of humor, follow directions, ready to talk, questions
Kids you find it hard to like: negative disruptive sense of humor, kids who are mean to other students, student who talk back
Kids you are sorry for: minority students, students who get made fun of, students who act out for attention
Kid you feel threatened by: unpredictable students, students with explosive personalities
Kid you identify with: Native students, student who just want to fit in, B average students
Kids you gravitate toward: student who get work done, students who make an effort, students who don't make an effort
Kids you feel inadequate around: students who don't speak much English, students who don't make much of an effort
Kids you probably don't even notice: students who don't ask question and don't talk in class
I agree with you that it is always easier to get along with those students who have a laid back sense of learning. That matches my personality perfectly and I believe those will also be the students that I will match up well with. When it comes to your students you may not like I can kind of disagree. Students who disrupt class or are the class clowns I believe are needed in some classes. I believe should be made fun and these people can make it fun but I can also see how it would be upsetting to some students. I was one of the class clown type of students and noticed how some students weren't happy wit my behavior but I was trying to keep things relaxed and fun. I can always appreciate a student who tries in my classroom and wants to be successful.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that it is hard to like students that are mean to others. As teacher we know more about the kids that are getting picked on than the bullys that are being mean. So we are going to feel bad for the students, and mad at the mean kids. Yes I also feel threatened by the kids that are explosive and act like they really don't care about getting in trouble. what should we do when kids test us and say they don't care about detention or suspension?
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