#WeirdEd For some background on tonight's chat, some of it will spring from this blog post, and some will spring forth from my brain, immediately after which I will eat it to prevent it from taking over https://t.co/pvS27C3qJv
#WeirdEd my name is Rebecca, I teach high school English in the Dominican Republic, most of my students have been gone for 2 weeks but I have two more weeks of work left before my vacation :-(
My name is Denzel White and I have been on break since June 15th. Today I went back to my home school where I am performing my administrative internship for the summer #weirded
#WeirdEd I'm also using voice recognition to type my tweets so that I can use my hands for sewing, so if things look a little bit weird, blame Google. :-)
Hi #WeirdEd - last week before I start checking work email on my phone multiple times a day over the summer cuz I like to work and not get paid (but really work email is dead over the summer)
Hi #WeirdEd. Mel here. Will begin my first year of teaching in the fall. I have technically been on break since graduation in mid-May, but my student teaching kids go until next Tuesday [aka I go until next Tuesday visiting them haha].
#WeirdEd Ok, let's get this road on the show.
So I went to a training this week and they asked some really interesting questions so I'm passing them on here bc I'm interested in what everyone thinks.
Ready? Good
recognition has actually gotten pretty good, but occasionally with the fan noise or hiccup in the internet connection it can lead to... Interesting results. #WeirdEd
In all seriousness, Australia is the reverse of you guys. We’re finishing up for mid year break 2-3 weeks in winter. Summer hols are our big ones in Dec. #WeirdEd
Hola #weirded peeps! Edwin. 3rd grade teacher. Philadelphia. Finished up my 1st year last Wednesday 😱 On break-though I’m participating in a week long literacy workshop this week. I might be able to participate in more chats now that I’m break. I was slacking. 😢#weirded
A1 In most cases I tend to trust people quickly. The only reason I don't usually trust people is if I get a weird vibe from them. Oh! flimsy handshakes make me not trust people-everyone should always give a firm handshake when first meeting someone. #WeirdEd
A1: A mutual, reciprocal relationship. That obviously doesn't mean each person acts the "same" but rather that each person provides the loving space, support, and accountability for the other that they need/want. #WeirdEd
#WeirdEd A1 Trust -- hard to quantify. It takes a while with some people in some situations. Then again, I had "friends" in HS & college that made me a little wary for life
A1: I’ll give you a better response when I finally find out the answer in my life. Being real, open, and honest is a start. 👍🏼 I don’t trust many people if I’m being honest. #weirded#trustissues
#weirded A1: I am skeptical of most folks but give them opportunities to show they are trying to be good people who want to be the best they can be (trustworthy being one)
#WeirdEd A1 Funny thing is, I'm sounding overly paranoid, but for my last couple years at Grady HS, I never closed the lock on my locker. You needed a mens room key to get to it, so I figured it was safe
Yep. To fully trust someone I have to know I can depend on you and that you will back up what version of yourself you presented to me. Sometimes people show themselves as one thing but when they need to perform my trust gets broken. #WeirdEd
A1 I would hope that in the field of education trust would come somewhat easy between people. Our focus is on our students, right? If we are all focused on being the best we can be for them shouldn't the trust between each other come easily? #WeirdEd
A1 usually a long time. I need to see the kind of choices people make in challenging situations. To be trustworthy I feel that people need “walk the walk.” Tbh, I also check their bookshelf. #WeirdEd
#WeirdEd REMINDER- This is a real chat, or wants to be. So the conversations should go to me to you to me. Talk to each other, dig in, make people justify, clarify. Mix it up
A1: I trust and verify almost from the get-go. The longer my verification is positive, the more I trust. But, I'm a data diva so there's always new data to think about. #weirded
#WeirdEd And then there are some people who are just nosy, and you suddenly trust them enough to pour out all your troubles when you're in a strange city (& they're amazingly 20 mins away).
No one in particular (whistles)
#WeirdEd
Bridgette
Six more weeks of break
Have goal of face to face with each kid as an individual I. Hopes of building relationships. Self contained ebd. Many of my kids loop
A1. I think a better question would be, "What does it take for you to NOT trust someone?" I always give people the benefit of the doubt and start off with an open mind. I then decided whether to continue the relationship/trust by their actions. #weirded
Reactions consistent to what they say. Do their words and actions match up? For instance, my classroom motto = you are what you do, not what you say you’ll do
I’m blaming this on the fact that I’m used to using a Mac and my desktop is... idk, not a Mac? Apple own my soul... and obviously my typing abilities as well. 🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️ #WeirdEd
Question, what's the purpose of the question? Trust takes time, and takes circumstance meaning that different situations reveal different aspects of a person that in regular non stress situations won't come out. #WeirdEd
Much longer story, but, one of my childhood friend's father was from Hungary. I can still hear him and his accent telling all of us about a good, firm handshake and looking people in the eyes when you greet them. Such a great lesson for all of us. :) #WeirdEd
#WeirdEd Also there's totally no right answer so be as specific as you want with situations and stuff. I think that's a great point, we trust differntly at different time.s
#weirded A2: yes, I think I am trustworthy. Why? by being genuine, being altruistic, using positive morals and strong convictions that today is a great day and tomorrow can be better day.
A2: I've become a lot more trustworthy as I've gotten older. I was much more manipulative when I was younger. I guess as I've gotten to know genuinely nice people, I've been inspired to be better. #WeirdEd
I believe that I am trustworthy because I desire true relationships. Each relationship I encounter benefits me and the other, to lie denies both of us the gift of truth and growth. #WeirdEd
#WeirdEd I would like to think so, but I rather suspect it depends on the domain in which trust is extended. Growing up, I was a serial diary reader, so naturally I became an English teacher so that I have the right to read other people's writing :-)
A2 Generally, yes. I am a transparent and (I’d like to think) authentic person. Occasionally, though, my fear or being disliked or badly thought of prompts me to keep things hidden.
My real response would be, kids keep you real. They spot a fake a mile away, they often call people on it. Just another way we learn from each other. #thekidsarealright#WeirdEd
#WeirdEd Sorry I've been quiet, was watching the premiere of a new tabletop rpg show in my favorite twitch channel and the cliffhanger ending was just
#TalesFromtheLoop
A2 Um, usually? Yes, I think so, but other people that interact with me would probably have to be the people to give a true answer. I feel I keep it pretty real and honest. But, that also has come with a lot of living. Again, I'm old. :) #WeirdEd
A2 I try to be trustworthy. I know I have let people down but most people trust me. Honestly my personality makes people feel as if i'm trustworthy and my strange gift with kids. Strangers leave their kids with me with no warning because their kids trust me easily #WeirdEd
#WeirdEd A2 Trustworthy. Yes/Hope so. Won't betray your trust. Won't steal your lunch. Won't give you up. Won't let you down. Won't ... where was I going with this?
A2:I believe that I am trustworthy because I always want to see myself along with others be successful. If there is an opportunity to help someone grow I would because that is what life is about "growth" . Jealously, dishonesty, & hate get us nowhere #weirded
A2: I have an intense obsession with pens and collecting pens so I would say yes unless there are pens around #pensnatcher#WeirdEd [I have a more serious answer that is still processing in my mind and body though I really am serious about the pen obsession]
A2: I want to say yes, but who knows if I am in the eyes of others. 👀 I am open, honest,& real. I’ll speak up about everything. I don’t sugarcoat anything; which can get me in trouble. 🤷🏽♂️ #WeirdEd
#WeirdEd A2 I'd like to say I'm trustworthy, I'm a mostly open book, I act according to my values, interests. I also think I'm reliable, which is a trustworthy trait....
#WeirdEd A2b I would like to confess that I am not trustworthy in the area of food. If you leave something high in fat and sugar in my presence, it will not remain uneaten.
#weirded I view all twitter chats as discussion classes from undergrad. some odd number of people (15-sh) sitting in a room (usually with a TA) talking about an assigned reading pertaining to the unit being covered. it was some of the best learning.
Oh, good gravy, you are starting to sound like @btcostello05 with all his philosophy major business now. They really asked this during the training? #WeirdEd
A3 I know I'm answering a question with a question, but can trustworthiness and trusting in others happen simultaneously? Thinking about the ways that trusting others has helped me in trusting myself and vice versa. #WeirdEd
A2: I think I'm trustworthy. I'm best when I'm doing something for someone else, so I always want to be trusted to do whatever people need me to do. Man, I hope people think I'm trustworthy. #WeirdEd
A3 yes, but trustworthiness and trust areabout relationships and connection. Everyone can connect or has the ability but not everyone wants to. #WeirdEd
Ooohhhhh deep
I'm not sure you can be one without the other. One relies on seeing the good in others and the other relies on putting good out in the world. #WeirdEd
Q3 A3: You absolutely can because I believe that you should give individuals the benefit if the doubt. If you do not trust others especially in as school setting, it will be difficult for growth to occur. #weirded
#WeirdEd I think I'm having trouble thinking about trust in the abstract. Generally speaking, I think about trusting someone to do something specifically. Or not to do something specific.
A3: Definitely! I think I'm very trustworthy. I'm a pretty dependable person, but I don't open up and trust everyone. There are some things that I want to keep close to my heart. There's no need for everyone to know my business. #WeirdEd
I just nod and say to myself, "compulsive liar, what must it be like to constantly need to be simultaneously accepted and superior to everyone around you." #weirded
A2: I like to think that I am. I also like to think that I'm very what you see is what you get. Like @mrsjjee a lot of that has come with age. My 20 were not pretty. I like to think I failed a lot and leaned from it. #weirded
#weirded A3: thinking of a scatter plot graph: x-axis is trusting, y-axis is trustworthy; the origin is 0,0 and maximum value of each axis is 10. Most points will fall along (5,5) some will fall at (0,10) or (10,0) a few might land at 10,10
A3 I don't think you can. I think you need some sort of idea of what trust and being trustworthy is, how it feels, etc, before you can trust others. I don't even know if that makes sense now. These kinds of questions are not my thing. #WeirdEd
A3: If you are trustworthy, you are generally good. That does not mean you think everyone is good, so you might not be immediately trusting. So yes, you can be trustworthy, but not have faith in others to be trustworthy. #WeirdEd
A3 I think so. Trustworthiness comes from your character. It is something that is developed over the years. Trustworthiness says "hey you can depend on me". That doesn't mean I can depend on you. #WeirdEd
A3: No. I don't think so. I think you have to be able to give to receive. That said, I also practice trust and verify on some of my internal talk and my actions. Very meta, I suppose. #WeirdED
I know this one. A woodtrust could trust all the trust a woodtrust would. #weirded A3
But really we are all born trusting to be cared for. You cannot emotionally be trustworthy before trusting. Those who become untrustworthy I'm sure had their trust broken young.
#WeirdEd A3 Ok, I'll try my best to answer... Yes, others can put their trust in you, be trustworthy, but you may not necessarily trust them. They may see that and give you space.... And, in a way, show they may be worthy of...
I will say if I dissected my Twitter use from the beginning, I followed, agreed, and at times felt defeated by some less than real edu folk. I came in way too trusting? #WeirdEd
Q3. guess it’s that with trust and edu, it helps to know we’re in this together, for the kids. Something is right about that from the beginning. #weirded
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@brianwyzlic, @TheWeirdTeacher, @branowar
I actually think it's easy to be either one. I can be trustworthy, but I don't necessarily have to trust people. I can also open up and be trusting, but I can be manipulating outcomes to my benefit the entire time. #WeirdEd
I don't think so. When you trust that someone will do something, that's an abstract kind of trust that just depends on my knowledge of the person. But when I trust someone, or place my trust in someone, that implies a relationship with all the rules that go with relationships.
Kind of feels like that to me. I think when I was a little kid I was very trusting and little by little people did and said things that caused that to unravel. But I always had the example of my dear ol' Daddio before me. #weirded
I would say it starts with trusting yourself...learning to hear your own voice. Then it becomes easier to connect with others. When you lie to yourself,you can't help but to lie to others. Trust is either built or destroyed in and by truth. #WeirdEd
I actually think it's easy to be either one. I can be trustworthy, but I don't necessarily have to trust people. I can also open up and be trusting, but I can be manipulating outcomes to my benefit the entire time. #WeirdEd
Without it, I might respect the person from a distance and think they are a good candidate for my trust...but have to go back to A1 to see if I can trust them once I know the person #WeirdEd
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@B_KOL, @TheWeirdTeacher, @germainenorman1
My lesson in trustworthiness comes from a student. She almost always told the truth. My other students learned that and trusted her judgment. Her sister got into an argument with someone. Sister then said "let's ask A because she always tells the truth" #WeirdEd
A1: I extend the benefit to almost everyone at first- just the way I am. It bites me sometimes... I am slow to re-extend that trust once it is betrayed, though...that requires some real earning. #WeirdEd
A4: I think we need to recognize who our students are. We also need to recognize the energy levels that each class brings. How can I help students to trust me and the content I am presenting to them if it is not relatable to their lives and their energy? #WeirdEd
A4. We have to build relationships with our students so that over time they trust that we do care and want them to succeed. But it takes time for that to happen. #WeirdEd#LUleanrs
#WeirdEd A4 Trust is what enables us to take risks. I have been able to do awesome things in my classroom because my Administration extended trust to me, even when they didn't fully understand what I was doing.
#weirded trust is significant and one of the strongest pillars in the classroom, you need communicate and respect the Ss and expect reciprocate (i.e. trust). There are rules in place to encourage academic honesty but you and the Ss need a rapport to achieve awesome
#WeirdEd A4 Directions of trust impact how we treat and perceive students. Obviously, if we demand complete trust bc "We're teachers," it's a 1-sided relationship. We also need to be able to prove Ss can trust us. Part of that also means trusting them as well.
A4, teaching and learning isn't always about the books or content. It's about relationship. I am not the teacher of my class until each Individual student gives me permission to be their teacher. That takes trust. It's a beautiful gift that children give to teachers. #WeirdEd
Honestly, I think it’s everything. I need my students to trust me in order to maximize their learning. So if I need to trust them first to get that to happen, then I know I need to demonstrate that I trust them. They need to know that. #WeirdEd
Or do we need more twitter discussions in our philosophizing? #weirded
Are the two mutually exclusive? Can we teach a course online in which people learn what mutually exclusive means? Because most people don’t use it correctly...
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@mrterborg, @korytellers, @TheWeirdTeacher
I found another stack of them recently. Haven't been near a working reader in years.
(There were 3 at a school 2 years ago, nope, didn't work.) #WeirdEd
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@korytellers, @mrterborg, @harvfw, @TheWeirdTeacher, @mel_katzz
A2: I am a “what you see is what you get” kinda girl, and I strive to do my best in everything I do... I don’t know if that counts as trustworthy, but I try! #WeirdEd
For instance, one thing I really admire about Sir Doug is how he bites back at those weird “you need to focus on your work all summer” statements and others like it. #weirded
#WeirdEd A4.1- This is really me. I give every kid the benefit of the doubt easily. I TRY to give every adul the same, but it's way harder for growd-ups
A4 If I am understanding the question correctly, in my mind, if you teach in a building where there is a lot of trust between all staff, it most definitely is going to affect and impact our students in positive ways. #WeirdEd
A4: Thinking about trust in this way leaves me with two thoughts: 1. Too many "here's-how-to-build-trust-101"s leave educators out of the equation in that what is asked of students isn't often asked of us. Also, identities (race, class, gender, etc.) MATTER in trust, #weirded
A1 it depends what you mean by "trust," because there are levels, you know? Can I trust you to watch my laptop in this coffee shop vs can I trust you with my confidences vs can I trust you to do this task I've delegated to you #WeirdEd
A4: as the adult, I have to model expected behavior. I want my students to be people who can be trusted? Then I better be someone who can be trusted. #WeirdEd
Well if our students do trust their teachers then they will not be willing to learn. We have to show students that we care about their learning in order to get their trust. Whats teacher without students who follow them? #weirded
A4 I tend to trust my students more than adults I work with. They know I have their back & will fight like heck for them. Adults tend to annoy me & cause drama. #weirded
A4: 2. (another question) Is trust too often thought of linearly? Asking myself this... reflectively, I think I have a bad habit of thinking of trust too linearly rather than in a more humanistic, loving way, I know that's a bit vague. Making sense of it myself... #WeirdEd
#WeirdEd A4.1 yes. Students may not have accumulated the experience necessary to deal with shit properly, adults may have. It's like the difference between Hell's Kitchen & Master Kitchen. Gordon Ramsay yells more @ Hell's bc they're supposed to be pro chefs, Master has civilians
Adding to my response, because I've worked in buildings where there is trust between admin/Ts/Paras/Etc and I've worked in some where there is not, and man, does that affect things. A LOT. #WeirdEd
A4.1 Well I have 2 students who a pathological liars even when presented with the truth. I have met adults who are the same. I distrust everyone equally. Over a period of time then I develop more trust in them #WeirdEd
A4: I need S to trust me that failure is an option as long as you learn from it. I often trust but verify w/ teens but I have to be consistent w/ verify #WeirdEd
A4.1: I try to give my kids benefit of the doubt ALWAYS. I let them know that I trust them and have high yet appropriate expectations for them. I tend to trust other adults too unless they give me some reason not to...this chat is coming full circle! #WeirdEd
#weirded A4: I make a point to let students know I trust them. Whenever they are hesitant or take risks I’ll say, “it’s ok I trust you” some of our most precocious students need to hear this the most.
A4: I think trust is something that exists in shades of gray. Thinking about it and tearing it apart allows you to see the nuances ... and makes it easier to see the perspective of others. A reflection that becomes part of your habits of mind. #weirded#youasked
A4.1: I default to trusting my students until they do something (lie, cut class routinely, are manipulative...) to make me doubt their trust. But I do default to not trusting other adults... maybe because other adults often look down upon me because I look young? #weirded
A2 probably not😂. I try to be. I am pretty open and honest. WYSIWYG. I speak my mind which doesn’t always get me a seat at the cool kids table. . #WeirdEd
#A4 I want Ss to feel that I am trustworthy. I also need them to know that I trust them. I hope they feel I am trustworthy. I hope they know that I think they are trustworthy. This creates open and honest community. ugh, sorry to sound platitude-y #WeirdEd
#WeirdEd I am allll about acknowledging the gray areas of conversations like this. I think teachers live in gray areas and education is way too cmplex for simple answers
A4: I think trust is something that exists in shades of gray. Thinking about it and tearing it apart allows you to see the nuances ... and makes it easier to see the perspective of others. A reflection that becomes part of your habits of mind. #weirded#youasked
#WeirdEd This isn't universal tho. There are students who will manipulate adults' trust in them. I trust easily, but when it breaks.... Hard for me to trust again.
#WeirdEd A4.1 yes. Students may not have accumulated the experience necessary to deal with shit properly, adults may have. It's like the difference between Hell's Kitchen & Master Kitchen. Gordon Ramsay yells more @ Hell's bc they're supposed to be pro chefs, Master has civilians
As a person who was psychologically abused by one of my brothers, I had one helluva time trusting men. Explains why it took me until I was 35 to fall in love. #weirded
Yep - my kids know that they can trust that even if they make a mistake, it’s okay. We are in school to learn and we will make mistakes in our academics our athletics our social interactions...it’s called life
#WeirdEd
I give students and adults a certain degree of trust, but I'm still pretty cautious. For any teacher who's been burned by a student on social media or backstabbed by a colleague, trust is a precious commodity that isn't given easily. #WeirdEd
A4.1: Kids need to know they can be trusted. That they are trustworthy — literally worthy of trust. Adults, especially professionals...it’s harder to imagine they have that same need. But I think they do. #WeirdEd
A4: The culture of my school is based on trust on togetherness of all the individuals who make up our school. We all have to trust each other in order to achieve the schools goals, student goals, department goals, and personal goals. #weirded
It's easier to put on a happy face and go through life than show people how they really feel. Trying to remain "professional" ends up constructing a lot of facades. #WeirdEd
Lol, good question. I would say trust leads to love and love is a risk. The risk of being or getting hurt. Vulnerability is key but again the more you know of yourself the easier it is to trust. #WeirdEd
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@technolandy, @B_KOL, @TheWeirdTeacher
#WeirdEd We're about to implement a learning walk/reflective peer conversation aspect into our professional development so finding trust is in the forefront of the minds of those of us in the planning group. Bc it's there, but in chunks.
A4: The culture of my school is based on trust on togetherness of all the individuals who make up our school. We all have to trust each other in order to achieve the schools goals, student goals, department goals, and personal goals. #weirded
What about the power dynamics in trust? The consequences are different if I don’t trust my students or if I don’t trust my colleagues. Or my boss. #WeirdEd
A4.1 Again, as I said before, I tend to trust just about everyone, kids, adults, no matter what the age. For kids or adults to make me not trust them right off the bat, they need to give off some sort of really weird vibe. #WeirdEd
A4.1: It might be that I have high expectations (sorry, not sorry), but I expect people of all ages to receive same when it comes to trust and respect. In many ways they are interdependent. #weirded
A4: Learning communities don’t happen if students don’t trust that they are safe— safe in all kinds of ways- physically & emotionally. That’s a lot of trust to set up and involves SO MANY variables! #WeirdEd
A4 In my experience, trust has never been explicitly discussed in the classroom. But being explicit (when people can be) about trust has helped me personally in building deeper, trusting relationships. Wondering how that can be modeled and cultivated in classrooms. #weirded
I feel like when I was a kid, my teachers defaulted to not trusting me. It seemed as if because I was an adolescent, they found me inherently untrustworthy. It made the classroom feel hostile in some ways, so I hope I never make my future students feel that way #WeirdEd
#WeirdEd I have a explicit trust conversation in the first day. It sets up basically all of my management, as it is. I tell them I default to trusting them and we try to get into the weeds about what that means. Then it comes up periodically through the year. SUPER important
#weirded ha- but seriously- that is a learning opportunity. Time to suck it up and show that student they are important enough for you to try to regain their trust. Too easy to move on, block, trash talk these days.
I make a deliberate choice to start fresh and extend trust to each child each year (and sometimes we have to hit the reset button midyear). We have to offer them some trust, appropriate to their age. #WeirdEd
.... and OMGoodness do teachers overall do a kick ass job of this! The sheer amount of stuff we orchestrate and manage in order to do right by our students... donyforgrt that! #WeirdEd
Like this? Lol because if so that would actually be pretty awesome #weirded
I’m impressed at that ability though. I can sew a button, beyond that I’m paying for it
Well this school year were implementing Developmental Designs classroom discipline. It's supposed to help build trust and community in school. Hopefully with trust comes more truth #WeirdEd
#WeirdEd I only have three rules in my class- Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Make Good Choices. And I boil those into Be Cool. One rule. But it 100% does not work if the kids don't think I trust them. I tell them we don't need a ton of rules bc I trust they know.
Basically all of the questions that kids actually ask. How did you handle that one?
I don’t lie to them really ever, but I will tell them I can’t answer certain things #weirded
#weirded not since the begining of the year. I also have HS Ss and a particular subset. As I mentioned earlier, their actions speak louder than words. I always give them a chance to redeem, it's school, they're learning, i am surprised, sometimes.
When you don't have sanctuary on the weekend after being bullied all week at school, you cannot recharge. If you cannot recharge, it lowers your ability to trust. #weirded
Mmhmm. And sometimes, they act differently because they’re trusted. So if we don’t give them the benefit of that doubt...they never break the cycle. #WeirdEd
Depends on the person and what kind of relationship it is. But essentially, discussing just that -- What IS our relationship? How can we best communicate to meet each of our needs? Answering a lot of questions that come up, if that makes any sense #WeirdEd
#weirded I teach 6-8 T a small school, so I have the kids all 3 years. This is hard- but I try really hard to give them a clean slate every year. I hope they do the same for me.
Does that mean the onus is always on the one with more positional authority to extend and demonstrate trust first (if there is a first)? To try to keep it from being a compliance sort of dynamic? #WeirdEd
#WeirdEd Ok, Imma send out one more question that's got nothing to do with education, but does help build the community here and it's fun to talk about.
I totally agree. I had to earn the trust of all students be4 they would trust me. It took awhile for my students to consider me a person and not say "You teachers." But by actively listening ti students and being there for them trust was earned #weirded
I couldn't trust my consulting teacher (district sponsored mentor teachers for beginners) because he twisted everything around to make me seem like a horrible person and teacher. I tried to trust, but couldn't. Definitely made our meetings awkward and counterproductive. #weirded
*Never* was a bad word choice. My student teaching was *amazing* and my co-op modeled this well.
I should’ve said *at the beginning of the year and consistently throughout the year* [too many thoughts at once]. But it typically isn’t between teacher(s) and student(s). #WeirdEd
#WeirdEd I admire the frankness. Still working through that ingrained blind obedience to authority I grew up in. LOL. Maybe a lot of things would've been a lot less stressful if I have more of those convos...specifically courage to have those convos.
Having school aged kids has made me realize what the parent side is like. It really depends on the situation. People can be nice. People can be totally cruel. Parents, colleagues and/or students. #WeirdEd
I mean, illiterate and unsophisticated people through the ages have managed to figure it out, so I figure it's just a matter of deciding to learn 😊 #WeirdEd
That would be difficult but they change so much from year to year, especially in middle school. I teacher 6/7 math and it's always a different experience the following year with the same student #weirded
#WeirdEd I’ve seen a lot of conversations “facilitated” by teachers about students trusting *each other* but much less explicitly about teachers(s) and student(s) relationships. And staff-to-staff... that’s another chat. Lol.
I begin by checking my bias, bias is sometimes unintentional and unconscious. I then find that one thing about that child that is interesting, makes me smile or something that interests them, and build a relationship from there. #weirded#LUlearns#homeschool
I got screwed over by a dean at a community college. She assured me there was nothing to worry about when a student was questioning my final grade, and then she agreed with the student because the student's dad contributed to the school. Suddenly my name was mud. #weirded
#weirded and it can affect the whole school dynamic if not rectified. Clicks form as some band together for support and others get suspicious. Leadership is humbling.
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@solcanis, @MissShuganah, @brianwyzlic
I'm raising money for Licensure Fees and PD Opportunity. Click to Donate: https://t.co/CbWfyfszKL via @gofundme#WeirdEd Reminder I'm hoping to get to NEA's SoJust Conference here in MN on June 28-29. Help me? Donate/RT?
Sports talk radio...replay of the 1984 world series between Baltimore and Philadelphia. Kinda weird to listen to the audio and language of 1984 when I was a little kid. #WeirdEd
Ah, that makes sense. My guess is you will have many conversation about trust with your students. :) I can't think of specifics right now for myself, but I know I have had a lot of conversations about trust with Ss. Even Kindergartners. Kids get trust. #WeirdEd
Yes. I’m a firm believer in the apology (especially to students). Love how you said “perception of a violation,” too. Doesn’t matter if trust was broken. Matters if someone thinks it was. #WeirdEd
In reply to
@mrterborg, @germainenorman1, @TheWeirdTeacher
Welp, looks like I missed the whole chat but the last thing I listened to in my car was Dax Shepard’s podcast interviewing Dr. Wendy Mogel about human patterns of behavior. #WeirdEd
Give them that slate. I try hard to give them the room to grow and change. It drives me nuts some times but Ss need to know they can practice changing before MS / HS even if Ts won't see it. They do need at least one person to support them #weirded
A5: Actually, an Audiobook. Going back and forth between "Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America" and re-reading (listening) to "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"... need some variety, ya know? #weirded
