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* Children make sacrifices along with the parents
* You have to break the barrier of it being a tough topic
* The strong bonds that are created are not from fun things. They are from difficult things "blood, sweat, and tears, and hardships."
* One way a teacher can be more empathetic is to have a guest speaker come in and share with students. Share the culture, personal positive experiences, stories of human interactions, etc.

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I didn't really know my father throughout my elementary school because I grew up in a different state from him. I grew up with my mother. I didn't know my father before the army or during his army experience. I began to know my father after the army, when I was closer to middle school age. This was the time were my father was learning how to cope with PTSD. This was not a fun experience for me...
I don't know, I feel when someone who has a parent struggling with PTSD is hard not just for the them, but is hard for the child. It's kind of like getting to know someone completely different.

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Lessons learned from the adversity of moving were invaluable. It forces children to grow up earlier than their age peers.

Survivor's guilt is shared by the family and the military member.

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It’s hard for teachers to understand students who are military connected that move from school to school very often. It’s a constant challenge for those students and they have a hard time transitioning. However, the lessons that are learned by the military connected students through moving from location to location can turn out to be a very positive experience.

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School communities should honor and uplift military connected students, as they're making sacrifices just like the family member who belongs to the military.

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One takeaway that I had from the video was that it is very important that we not only recognize our educators who are military connected but invest in them and allow for their experience to help other teachers who do not understand that experience. "Breaking the barrier of it being a touchy subject", this quote outlines the importance of how we should foster military connected students within our schools and really make them feel that sense of belonging within the building and community.

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Teachers and school communities can support military connected families by honoring them and acknowledging the sacrifices made by every family member.

School communities would benefit greatly from exercises of empathy: allowing opportunities for military connected students to share their experiences and provide a space to process emotions

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As a future teacher, I must be aware that students in the military are going through a critical transition in their lives and it will affect their learning and education. Although the military students may look strong and resilient, they may be containing their pain and emotion on the inside. Teachers can show that they are empathetic for their students is to bring in a veteran or someone affiliated to talk to the class, answer questions, and give advice.

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The children of military members and their families make a lot of sacrifices that a lot of people don't see or understand. As educators, we need to be open to learning about military connected students and empathetic. Also, understanding that every child is different and that is the same for military connected students as well.

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Understanding the sacrifices and struggles that all members of a military family go through is really important, but we can never overlook those of the children in the family. Kids are resilient, but this is a really unique experience.

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As the video mentioned, you don't realize how many students may be attending schools in a district that is not on a military base. As a future educator, don't really notice how many students who are affected from the military till you're in formed or experiencing yourself as an educator.
I played against Chapmen in middle school and high school. I didn't think about it till watching this video, about students attending Chapman who may have family members with a career on base (Fort Riley).

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There are more students who are military-connected than we thought. Teachers have the responsibility for identifying the military student. The teacher should support military-connected students when they transition to a new school.

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We need to recognize that the children are going through as many challenges as their military parents. They don't choose that lifestyle. We also need to incorporate the military community into our classrooms.

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Military life is a unique lifestyle, it's not bad, it's just different. It affects everyday life, and transitions can be really hard. You also have to work to break down the barrier of it being a touchy subject.

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I liked how it started with good teaching starts with good listening. I made a connection to a future teacher having a background in military life. I have had experiences so I will be able to relate to military students. I went to Chapman School District and they helped me as a military student.

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Understanding the sacrifices that all military connected families go through is very important. All children go through enough let alone when their parent is deployed. Understanding that they are going through a lot of so important because their mind might be on that parent that is gone at that time. Making sure that all families know that you care about them and want to make sure that they getting the right education as well as the love that they need.

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Its important to take the time to learn about each students unique experiences. Even though military connected students have a lot of similar life events, each is unique and may take a toll on the student in a different way.

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Understanding a military child comes from understanding the family dynamics of the child. Although the military children are shown to be resilient they require more empathy from the teacher understanding one or two of their parents are deployed

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As educators, we can't control the transition time for military families. Each family is unique in how they structure their transition. The documentary suggests to get to know the student and where they stand in order to best serve the individual's needs.

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Transition time in a military connected family isn’t up to the child, they move when the family does.

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The military is working for that one common goal to get home alive. Having a military background allows you to relate to the military kids in your class. Teachers need to be more empathetic and most people don't understand what deployment does to kids.

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Understanding military life if you haven't been apart of it is hard, but important. It is hard to understand something you haven't been through. Empathy is critical.

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Many students are involved in military life - there are lots of concepts that these families want teachers to know and to be able to sympathize with them.