In chapter 3, what really jumped out at me was the fact that even if students act like they don't want you to ask about their problems, they really do want you to. It's difficult for a teacher to approach an apprehensive student knowing the strong possibility of being totally reject, but simply asking them shows that you care and respect their feelings. Treat students with respect and understand they they have a lot going on in life.
I think this jumped out at me because I've always been unsure on what to do with those students who show on the outside that they don't want help, but on the inside they really want and need it. I want to be able to distinguish that type of emotion. I will always ask a student how they are doing every once and a while, but I also know there are times when students really don't want to talk about something. Finding that proper balance is something I really want to achieve. I think it's worth getting attitude every so often from someone who doesn't want help in order to discover those who really want the help. I just don't want to put anymore stress on a student's situation that isn't needed.
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