Sunday, April 27, 2008

When I opened the book to chapter 10 I expected to read about the normal topics: Don't date your students, don't talk about your personal beliefs/religions, and if your student is being abused notify a counselor. In all actuality I was met with an informative and interesting read. I thought that the section about teacher/student relationships was written exceptionally well. As a teacher we must remember our number one responsibility to the student and that is to fulfill our role as the teacher. Last week Dr. Franklin stated in some form, "If you dislike a particular student you just haven't spent enough time with him/her." I find that statement to be true for school and in one's personal life. The reading that shocked me the most was the section about breaking the rules. I do think that there are circumstances that allow teachers to bend/break the rules. An appropriate time for breaking rules could be allowing a student one more chance before writing a referral, but I believe Christenbury's approach with her absent student was wrong.

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