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Thinking about ways to honor street codes and also get students to respect the importance of a modified set of “rules” in
school

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Today’s discussion and this week’s readings reminded me how important it is to approach students from a place of love and understanding. When dealing with bullying, suspensions/expulsions/discipline, or other non-conforming behaviors it’s necessary to ask students not just what’s wrong, but to ask them directly what they need in order to feel better. Students bring their whole self to the classroom and we can’t forget to take those into account when we’re trying to educate students.

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Black students are disciplined and punished

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Black students are disciplined and punished

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There are so many social contexts for every situation. Being flexible in responding to students’ needs is crucial. Always step back and consider all stakeholders in a situation.

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Doing a better job of praising individuality in my classroom instead of requiring students to conform to rules 

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Doing a better job of praising individuality in my classroom instead of requiring students to conform to rules 

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these articles reminded me of the importance of relationships at the school level. Peer to peer, teacher to peer, teacher to teacher, etc. emphasis on the impact of these relationships is critical for teacher training and administrators.

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"Problematic" behavior is the symptom of something larger.

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"Problematic" behavior is the symptom of something larger.

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I found the article about how to define bullying extremely helpful

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More focus on contextual factors that contribute to behavior, more reflection of implicit biases of teachers/administration that may impact reactions to behaviors 

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More focus on contextual factors that contribute to behavior, more reflection of implicit biases of teachers/administration that may impact reactions to behaviors 

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Always check myself on deficit thinking

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Interested in looking at the treatment of underperforming students rather than other factors to explain their progress/lack thereof

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This class session has changed the way about students "acting out." I think it is less that students are "acting out" because of something inherently wrong with them, and more that students are responding to the environment of school culture. Students with emotional/trauma struggles are left with no other option than to "act out" to cope with whatever is going on in their lives.

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I found the language around defining bullying in the article very clear and I think it would be helpful for designing parent workshops or having meetings with parents about student behavior.

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ALWAYS consider the why of a behavior. Don't take it personally, but instead think about why students are acting the way they are...it is almost definitely not about just misbehaving.