Physical proximity is not inclusion. Truly valuing, incorporating, and celebrating the uniqueness of EVERY individual and creating a community that only functions when all are included IS inclusion. #inclusion#inclusiveeducation#inclusiveed
"Our job is to teach the students we have. Not the ones we would like to have. Not the ones we used to have. Those we have right now. All of them."
~Dr. Kevin Maxwell
I stumbled across this article, and fell in love with the strategy that this teacher has used for decades to ensure that every child is cared for holistically & no child is overlooked. https://t.co/6VgkRdhe9r
@missswansonn Or maybe you could take silly pictures of you doing summer activities and have your students name the activities. You could then potentially send them home with disposable cameras to do the same thing!
"At some point in your teaching career, you’re likely to witness emotional outbursts from your students. Research shows that students with trauma don’t respond to punitive discipline, so it’s important to know strategies that work." https://t.co/KeZNmr97Ei
“There is this unbelievable willingness to turn a blind eye to the injustices that are happening to kids every single day in our schools in the name of harmony amongst adults.” - @MichelleRhee
A1: Students who grow up in poverty are conditioned to bottle up their emotions. It often manifests as anger. It is critical that my students are engaging in mindfulness and recognize why they are feeling anger and determine whether it is the appropriate reaction #EdutopiaChat
My job as a teacher isn’t just to deliver content; I want to make sure my students are caring & respectful humans too.
~ Heard this in an interview today