This past week we talked about third space. This is something that should be very evident to all future educators. With my article, Nicole was a younger sibling that had trouble communicating with her peers. She found that she could best communicate when younger children started the class and she could take them under her wing. The teachers saw that she would warm up and allowed Nicole to spend time with these children.
As educators we will runinto children that may seem a little more on the shy side. They may not be the ones that are very opinionated but we need to make sure that their needs are met and that their voices are heard. I found this excercise in class to be very helpful and informative. I have never really thought about integrating a child's home life with their intended success in my classroom. After doing this activity, I think that I will research more into each child's home life and try my best to utilize their experiences positively in my classroom.
Miss Hollie,
ReplyDeleteI also found this article and class exercise to be very informative and useful. Although I have already been taught the importance of forming a close bond with the family, I never really thought to integrate their home life into the classroom. Now we're even more prepared than ever!
Incorporating exercise into the classroom would be a great way to help children break out of their shells and become more comfortable in the classroom. You will accomplish two goal by doing this as well. You will get kids active and promote health and fitness in an exciting way and you will also help children's social and emotional development.
ReplyDeleteGreat point. Based on experience, there are students who are so shy that often times their voice will go unheard. While there are some students that just need a push to participate, there are some who won't for various reasons. No matter why this happens, teachers do need to make sure that every student in their class is important and remembered.
ReplyDeleteI am very glad that you wrote about this.
Every article we read brings new ideas and great information for us to store and hopefully incorporate after we graduate. I also really enjoyed this article, which highlighted something that tends to not be implemented in the classroom very often. Every child is an unique individual, so being shy is not black and white as you rightly pointed out. There are so many factors that determine how a child behaves, it is up to a great teacher to find out what makes them tick and help them improve!
ReplyDeleteSo powerful to resituate shyness within the sociocultural context! It turns our attention from a problem located within the child to a social response to the surrounding cultural environment.
ReplyDeleteOften times, its the shyest people who write the best poetry, have the most innovative ideas, or have the most humorous things to say. This can also transfer to the young age group that we are talking about. Once a shy child has the opportunity to open up, they could very well have the most interesting, inspiring things to share.
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