tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268857384923006127.post7155653122984513812..comments2016-04-15T09:04:05.108-07:00Comments on Gravity and Levity: Abraham Maslow Now More Than EverdaveThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08962441596245671050noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268857384923006127.post-59075919757341440582009-04-14T20:46:00.000-07:002009-04-14T20:46:00.000-07:00Quite right.Quite right.Bud Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11460157804783466969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268857384923006127.post-89476102884789580182009-04-09T16:12:00.000-07:002009-04-09T16:12:00.000-07:00Jeez, I hope you aren't talking about me ;-) I re...Jeez, I hope you aren't talking about me ;-) <BR/><BR/>I remember a quote my mom had above her desk when I was growing up; it said something about respecting the human being inside the child. I think I try to respect where students are, and I set boundaries and limits because I don't want to be permissive. Students want consistent boundaries because they want to know that we respect their safety and well-being. <BR/><BR/>I know how hard it is to be engaged in 120 young lives. I know that many many teachers have thrown in the towel and are just doing their job's minimum. But I have been thinking much about what it might take to close the achievement gap and I think it starts with relational teaching, mentoring and general listening. Kids will always take advantage of the systems they are presented with, and I know there will always be one kid every year who tells me to F off. But I also know that isn't about me, it is a sign that this kid needs a listener. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting this. I hope that a)teachers are compensated for the "above and beyond" of the job, and that b) more teachers buy in to the idea that we can be PROactive and make a bigger impact than constantly REacting to problems.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481000220611384472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268857384923006127.post-20837472171414723282009-04-09T12:45:00.000-07:002009-04-09T12:45:00.000-07:00In a hurried day, even the best teachers (and pare...In a hurried day, even the best teachers (and parents) can forget to look at a teenager as a person first. Thank you to the teachers and staff who care about their students as real people first, before anything else.C Hollingsworthnoreply@blogger.com