This came across my feed yesterday, and it really speaks to what ‘Beyond the Stoplight’ is all about… creating caring classrooms for children. Glennon Melton shares how one teacher’s strategy proves that kindness and compassion lie at the heart of good teaching.
Here’s a sneak peek:
“And every single Friday afternoon, after the students go home, Chase’s teacher takes out those slips of paper, places them in front of her and studies them. She looks for patterns.
Who is not getting requested by anyone else?
Who doesn’t even know who to request?
Who never gets noticed enough to be nominated?
Who had a million friends last week and none this week?”
For the full post, and I highly recommend that you read the full post, click here.
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