To be honest, after working with kids from MLS high school I'm a little scared. Out of 10 students that I was assigned, only two of them seemed to be sending me work, and of those two students, their work isn't exactly spectacular. In my college courses at UWM, I've been given some instruction and some resources on what to do when kids can't read...but what if they won't read or they refuse to read? What if they refuse to do anything for that matter? I can see how a teacher can get burnt out quickly...in an educational environment, there needs to be an effort made with both the teacher and the student. I feel like I don't have job to do, or that I can't do it well if my students aren't giving a better effort. I'm not in a classroom in front of these kids, so I can't really foster a personal relationship with them, I'm not sure if that would make any difference--would they let me build a relationship with them? I wonder how much of my being able to teach students will depend on my ability to reach them? Will I have to be responsible for their desire to learn as well as helping them learn? When kids don't want to learn... <----Link that talks about to get kids motivated to learn. Alright, but I just also have to add that I imagine that Mr. Harvil does care about his students and wants them to want to learn just as much as any other teacher would want their students to learn...so how should teachers respond when they literally feel like there is no hope of getting a student to respond at all? I was given a random 10 students...only 20% of them are even putting forth an effort...he probably has 100+ students...that's just scary.Saturday, March 3, 2018
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To be honest, after working with kids from MLS high school I'm a little scared. Out of 10 students that I was assigned, only two of them seemed to be sending me work, and of those two students, their work isn't exactly spectacular. In my college courses at UWM, I've been given some instruction and some resources on what to do when kids can't read...but what if they won't read or they refuse to read? What if they refuse to do anything for that matter? I can see how a teacher can get burnt out quickly...in an educational environment, there needs to be an effort made with both the teacher and the student. I feel like I don't have job to do, or that I can't do it well if my students aren't giving a better effort. I'm not in a classroom in front of these kids, so I can't really foster a personal relationship with them, I'm not sure if that would make any difference--would they let me build a relationship with them? I wonder how much of my being able to teach students will depend on my ability to reach them? Will I have to be responsible for their desire to learn as well as helping them learn? When kids don't want to learn... <----Link that talks about to get kids motivated to learn. Alright, but I just also have to add that I imagine that Mr. Harvil does care about his students and wants them to want to learn just as much as any other teacher would want their students to learn...so how should teachers respond when they literally feel like there is no hope of getting a student to respond at all? I was given a random 10 students...only 20% of them are even putting forth an effort...he probably has 100+ students...that's just scary.
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Hi Ally, it seems that my situation is better than yours, since I got the outlines from nine students. However, the quality of their work seems not to be as good as my expectations. Some of them just sent me uncompleted work. And some students didn't reply me back, I tried to encourage them to finish the work though. Personally, I was also wondering what should I do if I was not just a writing coach but a writing teacher. Or even, just like you mentioned, how to build a positive relationship with students via Internet? I think this should be a BIG question for future teachers.
ReplyDeleteHi Ally, thank you for verbalizing some of the concerns that I'm sure many of us are having! I do believe that having face-to-face, daily contact and building a rapport with students can only help ease these concerns. There will always be students who lack interest, but I think it is important to show them that we actually do care and are willing to try.
ReplyDeleteHey Ally, I think that my optimistic interpretation of the situation would be that the kids are getting things done, but they might just be neglecting to send them to us, which is frustrating, but kind of understandable, we all dislike having to remember to do one more thing every time we write, too. Some kids might be afraid to send their work to us too, if they know they aren't strong writers or it's incomplete. The only thing we can do is help the kids that HAVE reached out to us, and go from there.
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ReplyDeleteI also didn't receive as many as I thought or expected that I would. I agree with Leah that many of them are probably doing their assignment but just don't want to send it to us. I wouldn't be too concerned! If they are ready to reach out, then they will on their own time.
I'm sorry to hear that you only received 2 outlines out of your 10 students. You make a very strong point, however about the importance of daily, f2f connections with students.
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