Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Are We All Not Teachers In A Child's Life?
Dr. Hiam Ginott - I've come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It's my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child's life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or de-humanized.
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This is so very true. What is al this teaching our children?
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately it is teaching them that if their parents aren't liked by the school system, or if they stand up to the school system, then expect to be punished. This child didn't do anything wrong, the teacher did. Who deserves to a reprimanded here, the teacher or the student?
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