Chapter 6

I like how the teacher handled Johnny and is playground behavior. I have a student in my class that always tries to put the blame on something else when were discussing his behavior. I've used this exact approach, I telling him that we are not here to discuss Joe's behavior. This student is now on a behavior plan so after every class period, I have to give him a score based on his behavior. He often wants to argue with me, but I always answer," I'm not going to argue with you now, but if you want to discuss it at recess or after school I would be glad to.
Another thing that open my eyes was the sexually abused girl's situation. As a teacher you perceive education as very important, but some students see education as pointless. It is these differences in perception that leads to a lot of altercations between teachers and students. It is this perceptiion that I'm working on changing with my student's. No matter what they want to do with their lives, education is an important part of that dream.