Molding Our Future
Week One
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| Are You Being Effective? |
When you become a teacher, you are
no longer just a member of society but a vessel of information and reform.
Influencing and mentoring young minds to become productive, respectful citizens
of society. Students look not just to their families but to their teachers to
understand and develop their interdependence, social, emotional, morale and empathy
skills. Adolescents seek guidance and nurturing not just from their parents but
from teachers as well. That bond of trust and dedication between the two
parties enables developmental success for both persons.
While reading the articles, within the unit,
all have a common message- as educators we have a lot of work to do and our
students are effected from our efforts and lack thereof. Moral and character
education needs to engage students in activities that help them acquire regular
habits of various behavior. (Damon, W. 2013, p. 56). In my classroom, during
morning meeting, we discuss negative behavior in the classroom that have caused
some distress such as hitting, name calling, not sharing, lack of patience, and
tattling. I ask students what would be a good way to handle these situations.
Some responses may to be walking away by saying how they feel, and or
discussing each action that occurred to understand both sides to a conflict.
After students are randomly selected to “act out” conflict situations by first
showing the wrong way on how to do something then the correct way in order to
resolve the issue. Through this methods, we are able to observe and help eradicate
forms of bullying and misconduct within our classroom. It is thus important to
teach tolerance for differences and appreciation of diversity and the value of multiple
social norms and ands social identities cohabiting the same school environment.
The effects of teaching tolerance may last a lifetime. (Graham, S. 2013, p. 52).
As a teacher, my number one job is
to keep my students safe. Providing a safe learning environment where they can
grow cognitively, socially, emotionally inert to be prepared for societies’
challenges.
Cauley, K and Gina Pannozzo. (2011). Inspired Responses.
Annual Editions: Education Psychology, 50-57.
Pacer’s National Bullying Prevention Center: The End of
Bullying Begins with You.
Swearer, S. (2010). Bullying: What Parents and Teachers Can
do to Stop It?
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