“Please be compassionate, allowing us as your wants as you honor our needs” (Smith & Lambert, 2008)
Teaching isn’t a profession that can only be done one way, but it can be done incorrectly. Continue reading Care
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MHL
“We also agree that school MHL must be expanded to include the development of teacher resiliency in the profession. Burnt-out teachers lack the resources to care for themselves and others” (Chang, 2009; Maslach, Schaufeli, & Leiter, 2001 as cited in Weston, 2018)
Self care is a term we hear all the time, but most of us probably do not take it as seriously as we should. In general, many of us may think we just have to keep “going going going, because ‘X’ person was able to achieve ‘X’ thing, so why shouldn’t I be able to do the same if not more?” Continue reading MHL
What does society mean
“On the other hand, some researchers have suggested that participation in a romantic relationship may also increase anxiety and depressive symptoms among youth, particularly if youth are dissatisfied with these relationships, encounter conflict in their interactions with partners, and/or experience difficult relationship breakups” (La Greca and Harrison 2005; Russell and Consolacion, 2003 as cited in Bauermeister et al., 2010).
As an adult who identifies herself as being heterosexual, I didn’t have to think twice about hiding my sexuality when I was a developing adolescent. Yet, I too Continue reading What does society mean
Let’s be all-inclusive.
“In order to fully advocate for and discuss transgender and other gender nonconforming student populations, it is important to understand the terminology within the LGBTW community, as there are diverse linguistic and socio cultural connotations attached to the different terminologies within this communities. In fact, the concept of gender itself is far more complex than a simple binary of male vs. female identity” (Kurt, 2007, p.5).
This article of Kurt (2007) brings up some of conversations I have had recently, specifically in regards to separate ‘all gendered’ bathrooms. Continue reading Let’s be all-inclusive.
Our complexities
“First generation students are at even greater risk for dropping out if they lack adult, school, and community support and some of their parents face additional challenges such as unfamiliarity with the school system, making it difficult for them to advocate for their children and teach their children to advocate for themselves” (Perreira et al., 2006, as cited in Wexler, J., & Pyle, N 2012).
Focusing a little bit on the ‘immigrant communities in our country’ mentioned in Goodman (2018, p.56), there are many things to consider especially as an educator when working in such a unique environment in which “26% of children and youth in the United States are children of immigrants or are themselves immigrants” (Goodman, 2018, p.56) over 5 million of which Continue reading Our complexities