Thanks, mom, for teaching me to be nice to people. Cause if I wasn't taught that, there is no way that I could survive my job.I will admit that many words have been in my head recently towards my students and many of them have not been kind. BUT, outwardly I have shown them kindness...that's a start right?
To be honest, with the student population that I teach, I feel the best way to manage them and to work with them is to be so, so kind. If I get too upset, it usually backfires. It's pretty rough to always be kind especially when they yell out things like:
"Your class is boring"
"I should have taken AP..."
"Why you do too much?"
"You're gettin' on my nerves""Hey shoddy Baer"
"@$!# you" (Happened a few days ago...)"You're irritatin'"
"I hate this class""This assignment is so stupid"
"Great to see you today! I am so happy you're here." (In my mind I'm thinking, "Crap, they're here. Why did they come to school today?)
"Wow, I love your sweater. Did you get it at Forever 21?" (Me, trying to stay in on my student's fashion)
"You made a really insightful comment, I love it when you do that." (thank you for not cursing)
"You did such a great job being productive today in class, thank you for your participation" (wow, you actually completed half of your classwork)
Killing them with kindness is almost killing me. After the last few days, I'm barely keeping my head above water. And hopefully I'm making a difference somewhere in there...
