F.A.T City Workshop Response by Kelly Standridge https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2 Think of a time when you experienced frustration, anxiety, or tension as a learner or with a learner. Post a brief description of that experience and discuss how that experience might influence your actions as you interact with students who have learning challenges. No real names, please.♥ en-us 2023-06-03 18:03:46 UTC 2023-06-14 19:46:02 UTC hello@padlet.com After watching the video, I have had possibly too many instances of ed frustration with students. I remember sharing out and calling on students to respond. Typically I would expect each kid to respond and would mention their lack of participation if they did not. After watching the video and reflecting a bit, I realize anxiety and distractability are real barriers for some students. I also realize that teachers should have PLC's about this topic every year. I am sure every teacher would agree. The frustration that slowly descends on each building starting just before thanksgiving is exhibit number one! https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2614737313 2023-06-05 12:16:40 UTC https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2614737313 https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2615919415 I have experienced ed frustration with my daughter. This is when I began to learn, that she learns differently. She requires breaks during task that are taking her longer to grasp. She would mentally shut down and not be able to process anymore information and would lose confidence. ]]> 2023-06-06 13:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2615919415 I have to think back to a time when i was learning a new skill that I have never tried before it was very scary for me because this was way outside of the scope of anything I had done in my life before. I was told it is nothing to worry about I can do it but I was very unsure of myself and anxiety and frustration kicked in when I wasn't good at it as everyone else. So now I understand much more about the video and how people learn in different ways https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2617338620 2023-06-07 16:58:03 UTC https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2617338620 F.A.T. City https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2617345276 I have experienced this while teaching one of my twins how to read. Twin A faced no challenges at an early age and showed signs of being accelerated. Meanwhile, Twin B was extremely frustrated every night for our reading time. He knew what I was teaching, but he processed the information at a different pace as his brother. I also became frustrated and impatient, but I had to keep working with him so that I could understand his obstacles. At the end of the day, I realized that he was simply stubborn and lazy, and was ok with his twin taking the lead with academics. He hates being compared to him. Now, he understands that he learns differently, and that is absolutely OK. He is no longer frustrated or tense when learning new material, he approaches his learning with a new outlook. Now, fortunately I have 2 honor scholars but it has taken some extra work and cheerleading to get to this point.]]> 2023-06-07 17:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2617345276 F.A.T. City Workshop Response https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2617378168 In school, I was lucky enough to not have test anxiety and overall school came pretty easy for me, however as a teacher, I have now seen and adapted to how students function in the classroom. My best friend had extreme test anxiety which caused her to question herself and ultimately lead to her getting a lower grade, so much so that she took the ACT 12 times in order to get the score she wanted. I knew and she knew that she understood the content and the questions being asked but when put under the time crunch she would become overwhelmed and start to panic. I take that into consideration with my own classes and always provide extra test time if needed, even for those who do not have an IEP or 504 that states it is needed. I want my students to feel comfortable and confident in their test taking skills, so while I teach test taking strategies in class, I also offer that extra time if needed. ]]> 2023-06-07 17:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2617378168 F.A.T. CITY https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2617388267 Usually I do think a student is kidding me. They are simply not trying is my initial response. I do treat it as such. After dealing with the student overtime. I start actually completing more of the assignments with them. More one on one time is given to access if they are actually pulling my leg. Usually they are. But there are a few times. when a student really could not do the work as given. I teach IBT and usually I only get realy mild disabilities so usually they can do it. Some do need a little more attention from me. Alway extended time. But by giving them that one on one I can determine what they can do.]]> 2023-06-07 18:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2617388267 As a learner, I experienced frustration my first year and a half of college. Through HS, I didn't have to study that much to get good grades and was a good student. In college, all of a sudden, I was not understanding my classes and studying a lot and it was not clicking. It caused a lot of stress too because I was put on academic probation for my scholarship and in my sorority. I was getting a tutor and going to help sessions, and the material still wasn't clicking for me. I finally switched my major and it made a world of difference. Not only did it finally click, but I enjoyed learning again and my self-confidence came back. https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2617388392 2023-06-07 18:00:25 UTC https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2617388392 F.A.T https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2617458509 I remember on my first year of teaching, during our first unit test, after 10 minutes of giving directions, I saw a student crying quietly on her desk and at the beginning didn't know what was going on, so I approached to her with a tissue and took her outside the classroom and told her to take a little brake, go to the bathroom, get some water, then after she came back she told me that she was so frustrated about the test, that she did study but was not ready and could not understand what she needed to do. So, I talked to her and gave her some time to calm down, I offered to read the instructions for her and I made sure she felt that I cared about her and that everything was going to be ok. She came back to her seat and tried the test one more time, she failed....but every class she tried very hard to understand my subject and she did pretty good and ended up with a B :)]]> 2023-06-07 19:44:27 UTC https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2617458509 F.A.T. City D.I.Y.S. https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2622650055 Over Spring break I experienced strong anxiety and frustration explaining to my eight month pregnant wife my plan to logistically facilitate our move from a two bedroom apartment to a three-bedroom house with an assembled a nursey in ten days time.
As a unique learner, I first registered the three mile distance we needed to travel. I then asked two friends I could rely on to help lift and carry for their support. Next, I figured what had to be moved and the size vehicle necessary then rented it.  With the help of two friends the physical move required about two hours including truck return.  I found it easy to transcribe my three sentence moving formula for this response exercise. However, under the pressure I felt surrounding her due-date and the multiple experiences outside of my control, I was unable to summon and communicate the basic language needed to tell her my plan, so I said nothing.  
As I am better with my hands and a written diagram than I am following you-tube instructions: Twelve hours, six hundred screws, eighty parts and two re-assemblies later, our soon to be baby's room was outfitted with an adjustable crib changing table dresser and bassinet.  My wife complemented me on how I pulled the baby's nursey together having no idea how many times I read, reread then read again only to read once more the same instructions to get them precise. Perhaps I'm a slow reader, maybe a bit OCD or meticulous or possibly all three...What matters most is I got his nursey installed correctly, the only thing missing were blinds to shield out sunlight and prying eyes.  Installing blinds where easy. I'd purchased eleven blinds from Home Depot for the eleven windows I'd measured which took me around twenty minutes each to install.  Maybe I was procrastinating, but since the nursery would be the last room in our new place to occupy I waited to address our soon to arrive baby's need for privacy.  As a directly involved father-provider-protector-to-be our baby's room required safety blinds which necessitated a trip to Lowes.  While at Lowes I politely asked a nearby employee for directions to where window dressing were kept. The employee who appeared to be around my same age ignored me and walked on without word.  Having conquered a logistical balancing act to the pleasure of my very pregnant wife, the momentary pride I felt prevented me from peppering this disrespectful Lowes employee with an expletive laden bombardment Richard Pryor would fancy.
As I wandered the store still in search of blinds, I look up to see that same Lowes employee spelled with an M and F approaching me. When he was within six feet of facing me I noticed the hearing aides mounted in his ears. My man was not disrespectful, racist or a jerk at all. The man had a hearing impairment and when I asked him politely a second time, he read my smile and lips and graciously walked me to precise place. ]]> 2023-06-13 21:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2622650055 F.A.T. City Workshop https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2622779367 Not 15 minutes into this video I had to stop.  I called Kelly on Teams and said that I know I am not a great teacher, I thought I was a good teacher but now, I have a lot of work to do.  MY perception is MY reality thus, my student's perception is their reality.  If they perceive me to be angry or irritated that is how they will treat me and if I perceive them to be rude or disrespectful than that is what I respond to.  I, too, did not see the cow and I, too saw the skull. 

As teachers, our perception is skewed by the way we were brought up and taught.  We perceive the world through rose colored or dark colored glasses depending on our history and the emotional baggage we carry.  

Student's learning dis- or differing ability is something we too often forget. The only way to meet the student, is where they are, I think I will buy a ticket for "Dining in the Dark" to experience what the blind experience. I am already hard of hearing, so I understand not to talk with my back to the students. If anyone has a list of experiences I can take part in or we can take part in, that might be a good idea.]]> 2023-06-14 00:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2622779367 FAT City #2 https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2622782779 I become extremely impatient with students that ask "what are we doing?" when I have explained the instructions and directions multiple times. After listening to this video, I will work on my patience with more vigor and attempt to participate in workshops like this.]]> 2023-06-14 00:59:31 UTC https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2622782779 FAT City Workshop https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2623732381 This video was eye-opening. Just viewing how the environment around my disabled students can overwhelm/affect them has been very helpful for me. Watching the workshop helped me understand that my disabled students will probably process things at a much different pace than myself or other students who are not disabled might. I will definitely be more patient. I feel so bad about the way I viewed things before. I never discriminated against my disabled students but just my lack of knowledge abut their disability hindered me from making my classroom the best possible environment for them to learn. ]]> 2023-06-14 19:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/standridge5110/qro32t6xtzc2bkf2/wish/2623732381