tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208205461178790332.post5564734453651853630..comments2023-10-02T03:46:15.094-07:00Comments on Welcoming Opposites: Well that was just awful....laurachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06652570490745354678noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208205461178790332.post-74540624094135513142012-10-02T09:00:55.350-07:002012-10-02T09:00:55.350-07:00I say you absolutely have an obligation as a teach...I say you absolutely have an obligation as a teacher to help students break bad habits and form good habits. That being said, you never know what's going on with a student, so have compassion, tred lightly, act from a place of love rather than control. My guiding principle, or one of them, is "Structure is one of the greatest expressions of love." Give them structure and they will soar.<br />laurachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652570490745354678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208205461178790332.post-45425848813121647232012-10-01T20:52:50.660-07:002012-10-01T20:52:50.660-07:00I have a question for you, Bloggy. Every time I ha...I have a question for you, Bloggy. Every time I had an awful class, I started bringing in rabbit's feet. When I felt distracted beyond reason with hair in my eyes, I brought in a bobby pin. Then two. When I wanted to gag, I brought in a lozenge. Then two, then three, just in case. When I felt dizzy from lower blood sugar, I brought in GU Gel. Just the one. <br /><br />You taught me a lot that first year. Was it noticeable, my little shop I set up? No one said a peep until I went to teacher training, then all of the sudden I realized that maybe I didn't need my props. But, gah!, I do think I needed them that first year. <br /><br />As my teacher, did you ever want to jump up and down on my trinket aisle? Were you sage enough to not even notice? <br /><br />I've now started to see some darling students develop similar tics and 'bad' habits and am itching to say ... something. anything. I feel like I'm watching someone move in to a bad neighborhood... and I do struggle with 'teaching' duties. Is it just the dialogue, ma'am, and nothing more? Or do we have an obligation to guide people out of bad 'hoods? TLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691234121272568789noreply@blogger.com