Facebook or force fed?

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Lately my Facebook timeline has contained strands of hate: Trump this, gun violence that, CPS strike blah blah blah. Direct insertions of disagreements for the sake of debate. People whose perspectives I wouldn’t normally care about shoved down my throat as I scroll seeking some kind of positivity. Opinion. Opinion. Opinion. A dumping ground of opinions.

That being said, whenever I come across something positive on Facebook, it really stands out to me and sticks with me.
A friend of mine shared a video on my Timeline that will forever be engrained in how I plan to run my future classroom.


The video shows a special education teacher complimenting each and every one of his students on their way into his class in the morning. What an awesome way to start every day! Sometimes our students don’t hear good things about themselves from their friends and even their own parents at home. All the need sometimes is someone to just point out the good things. A few nice words can go a long way.

I thought this was just the best and banging idea!  You can see the affect that this strategy has on his students and their moods and classroom engagement. In a classroom this makes a world of difference. This also shows all the other kids the power of positivity and viewing one another in a positive light. It also teaches students how to accept themselves. This is also a good way to build a strong teacher student relationship.



Comments

  1. MPryszczOctober 30, 2019 at 4:43 PM

    I love this teacher, I follow him on almost every social media platform. It really is a banging idea, something small like that can really change a student's attitude that day, maybe even their attitude about school in general. Super powerful!

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  2. Technology In EducationOctober 30, 2019 at 4:48 PM

    this is such a cool idea, every kid loves a compliment, such a simple activity that can majorly boost a kids self esteem.

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