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I don’t like coloring. (From a child with Down Syndrome)

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I don’t like coloring. (From a child with Down Syndrome)

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Adjust approach to be more engaging and create a game from it. "Let's see if you can fill your area faster than me. Ready, go!"

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Student: “i don’t know.”

Teacher: “what is something you can tell me that you do know? what are some questions you can ask me to help you understand the question more?”

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Teacher Response: Can I let you in on a little secret? I was a person who struggled with math too. You can do this and you are smart in math. It is just going to take some time for you to get it and that’s okay. Now tell me what can I do to help you?

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“I can’t do this, I can’t even read!”

I told my student that he could do it because we talked about the words and how to pronounce them as a group. You can ask me if you have questions but I know you can do this!

I believe in you

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Student: I am tired I’m just gonna take a nap, not like I’ll understand it anyway.

Teacher Response: If you’re tired why don’t you get a drink of water and take a short walk. Then when you get back I want you to try your best on the notes with us and ask me questions or your peers questions when you have them. You are capable of understanding this.

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“I’m hate this Willa Cather book. I don’t want to read it outside of class because I never understand it unless you’re there.”

Response- “I understand! It’s hard for me to understand sometimes too. How about in class today we focus on some strategies to help you comprehend.”

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“The question is asking us to find this angle, but I don’t know where to start.”

Me: You’re in luck, I can help with getting you going - what’s the question showing you?

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I’m bad at art, I’m never going to be good.

“Let’s work together on some things in your art project that you’d like to improve on”

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The only expectation is to try your best, not to be perfect. You dont have to be great to start but you have to start to be great. Lets slow down and wall through the first couple steps

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“This is hard, I’m not doing it.” My response: This may be hard for you now, but the more you practice, the better you’ll be. I’m here to help you and it’s okay to make mistakes!

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“I hate math I’m not good at it and it’s stupid”

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“I hate math I’m not good at it and it’s stupid”

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My student was struggling to remember his multiplication facts and said that, and I told him “you're not stupid or bad at math, you just need to practice your multiplication facts more so that you can do the problems easier, it takes a lot of practice to remember your facts”

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“I don’t like learning subtraction, I like addition better” 

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“I don’t like learning subtraction, I like addition better” 

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“I understand you prefer addition over subtraction. Let’s start by doing 5 subtraction problems and then we can go back and do 5 addition problems. I will be here to help you if needed.”

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“I will never understand how to do this!”

Response: I know how frustrating it can be to continue to struggle with something. Do you want to take a quick break, and when you come back we can work together?

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“I’m not good at Spanish, I can’t memorize my vocabulary.”

Teacher response: “It can be difficult to learn a new language, but the more you practice, the more the words will start to come to you! Study a few words each night and you will start to memorize them!”

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“I’m not a math person. It’s just not my thing.” Response: Many people feel scared or anxious when they are doing math, which is perfectly okay. Let’s try one problem and walk through the steps together. I know you can do it!

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“I’m not going to do the work, I won’t graduate anyways”

Teacher Response: “it might not seem important now, but if you just try your best you’ll end up learning something new. It might be difficult to think of your future so young, but learning new things in school might help you find something you’re interested in!”

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“I don’t think I’ll ever like Science”

While I understand that Science may not be your favorite subject, there are strengths that you have that will lead you to success in my class. My goal is to make you comfortable in my space and help you learn to love the content.

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Let’s just do this, then you can rest.

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“I will never be able to remember all these steps”

Teacher: “I’m sorry you feel this way, I understand there are lots of steps to solve this type of problem. It was tricky for me my first time learning this, as well. I would love to create a mini anchor chart that matches our big class one and we can tape it to your desk to help you follow each step. Let’s give this a try and see how it works.”

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I hate this concept. It doesn’t make sense 

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I hate this concept. It doesn’t make sense 

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I know it’s not something you want to do right now and it can be a difficult concept to understand. Let’s try another way and see if it becomes easier to understand.

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Student: “I don’t get this. I even want to try.”

Teacher: “Let’s try one step at a time. Where can we start?”

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“You can do hard things” “You aren’t bad at math, you just haven’t mastered this part of math yet.

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“This doesn’t seem like anything I’ll ever use after this class, it feels like a waste of time”.

I understand why you might feel that way, and even if you don’t use this exact information again after this class, the process of learning and thinking through to a solution will certainly translate to other parts of your life.

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“This is too hard! I can’t do this!”

Teacher: “I understand it feels like a lot, but sometimes things just take a little longer to do and we have to take our time in order to get it right. “

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“I am so bad at math and I always do bad in tests”

teacher response- “Let’s practice some problems before we take the test, I know you can do it!”

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Student “I can’t read”

Teacher response “Lets work together to start sounding out the words on this page. I will jump in and help you if needed”

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“I just don’t care”

I know that this isn’t your favorite. What can we do to make this a better experience for you? Let’s work together to brainstorm some ideas.

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“I can’t do this SWOT analysis. I am not good at it and I give up. “

Teacher Response: I understand how difficult it can be to perform a SWOT analysis for a company. Let’s start by choosing a company and learning more about them. I would love to sit down and work on this with you during study hall today. You can do this, I believe in you!

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“I can’t get my homework done on time.”

Response: “I understand that you’ve been busy. How can I help you to utilize your free time more productively? Let’s start with a plan to help you with future homework!”

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“I give up. This is stupid.” Teacher response: “You can do this. I can help you. If there’s any specific questions you need help with, I’m here to help.”

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“I don’t want to do my math assignment”.

Teacher Response:

“I understand not wanting to do it, but you will feel much better towards the end of the day if we work through this challenge now”.

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I am never going to understand multiplication

Teacher response: you will understand multiplication we will keep practicing and working on it. You can do it!!

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This is not above you, we can do hard things. How can I help you with the next steps.

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“I hate writing. It’s boring and I’m not doing it.”

Teacher Response: “I know writing isn’t your favorite, and that’s okay. Let’s just start with a few sentences about something you care about. You don’t have to be perfect—just give it a try. I’m here to help.”