Amazing news StoryShed Substackers! Snagged a FANTASTIC interview this weekend and working on that and a review of Dan Pink's "The Power of Regret" to publish this week and next weekend, so no regular essay today! But there'll be a trifecta of content going into Easter week 2022. Hope you're enjoying your day! Best, Mike
So as a middle school teacher I have the experience as the adult helping kids who don’t “fit in” find their place. We were all there as children at one point or another, and I try to remember those feelings. On my "one day a week" lunch duty (thank God it’s no more than that!), I am often on the lookout for the kid who is sitting alone, afraid to ask if he can sit with another group of kids. (Remember those days?!) I try to find some students who will invite him over, and the good news is: they usually do!
The message? Well, I’m not sure. But it helps to be on the look out. After all, don’t we want someone looking out for us?
Huge insight into all the skills teachers need that students might not get at home or among their friends. I'm afraid many people are getting skittish about assisting others, and double down on avoidance altogether. Maybe together we can generate ideas to combat this trend.
Amazing news StoryShed Substackers! Snagged a FANTASTIC interview this weekend and working on that and a review of Dan Pink's "The Power of Regret" to publish this week and next weekend, so no regular essay today! But there'll be a trifecta of content going into Easter week 2022. Hope you're enjoying your day! Best, Mike
So as a middle school teacher I have the experience as the adult helping kids who don’t “fit in” find their place. We were all there as children at one point or another, and I try to remember those feelings. On my "one day a week" lunch duty (thank God it’s no more than that!), I am often on the lookout for the kid who is sitting alone, afraid to ask if he can sit with another group of kids. (Remember those days?!) I try to find some students who will invite him over, and the good news is: they usually do!
The message? Well, I’m not sure. But it helps to be on the look out. After all, don’t we want someone looking out for us?
Huge insight into all the skills teachers need that students might not get at home or among their friends. I'm afraid many people are getting skittish about assisting others, and double down on avoidance altogether. Maybe together we can generate ideas to combat this trend.