Talk about your students by Aris Winger

My purpose

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Hard working and earnest!

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Overextended and stressed out, just like us

Athletes

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Change agents

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They are funny

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Prospective learners

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The reason I’m here

Their honesty.

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Overworked and exhausted

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Stressed, overextended

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That they are healing from trauma.

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Exhausted

They’re optimism

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Fabulous with successful careers ahead of them

renafulkerson — 2024-02-23 15:43:25 UTC

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Young men

Hard working

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I think the pandemic did a number on their academic skills and expectations of what a class looks like

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Passionate

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They have SO MUCH going on!

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Marvelous creations of God

Often not aware of how great their capabilities are

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Unique individuals with unique gifts and ways of learning.

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Athletes, fun, confused, broken, tired, compassionate, good hearted

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They’re creative

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Connecting with them

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We are as busy and stressed as them!

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Staying attentive

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Not interested in learning

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Busy people with more things to do than there are hours in the day

They are passionate about social issues.

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Individual and important.

That they will change the world.

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Getting to know about their lives outside the classroom and their unique perspectives

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They're nice, caring people generally speaking

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Many some confused, lost… academic success does not seem like a priority to many.

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Working to find their way and where they fit. In the process of figuring out the transition from college to real world.

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world changers

More math ;-)

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Good people, unsure, failed by system, don't believe they can, anxious, wonderful, bright

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Impressive and compassionate

mikefarina — 2024-02-23 15:44:18 UTC

They are often not prepared

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We believe in them

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They checkout

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More of what motivates them.

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We have the neatest students. It is a joy to get to know them.

vickiwill4 — 2024-02-23 15:44:32 UTC

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Their willingness to be open and allow me to help them and reach them through writing.

How to inspire them.

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Some of them don’t like to be challenged or become overwhelmed easily

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They are loved

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Often overwhelmed with work, family & school. Sometimes face traumatic cases & need support to manage their own reactions as well as guidance on handling cases.

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What means most to them

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Keeping them engaged and not distracted

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They teach ME

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Many have a different perspective on school than I had at their age.

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Getting them to realize they have a place in the classroom and as scholars

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Finding what works for them, making them the center, not material or me, giving long lasting skills

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They are sincere, open, respecting, and capable

Eager to learn.

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They make me laugh reliably and bring me coffee if they show up late to class

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That each one is unique and a joy to get to know.

vickiwill4 — 2024-02-23 15:45:21 UTC

Its interesting to see hiw they grow

mikefarina — 2024-02-23 15:45:21 UTC

Getting them to communicate when they're struggling

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Some of them just won't listen to instructions and are already closed off to help.

Nah

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Absolutely not! They are at the intersection of an enormous number of major social changes and they are doing their best!

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No. But they don’t always understand the obstacles in their lives.

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How much effort I put into my lessons.

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That their success is my success.

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Many of my students are non-trad, first-gen, and incredibly resilient. They are both hard and soft.

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Helping them to appreciate what they need

mikefarina — 2024-02-23 15:46:10 UTC

How to give each and every one individual attention without draining all of my own resources.

vickiwill4 — 2024-02-23 15:46:19 UTC

Poor skills : reading comprehension, writing, critical thinking.

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How capable they are and what they can do

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That we have unique lives outside of our work and that sometimes I have to have time for myself apart from them.

What prevents them from communicating their struggles or needs

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They are busy, often insecure, pulled in many directions, often challenged or troubled, too prone to give up.

Caring, fun, open

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How to read & write. The value of differences.

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How much I care

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Wish I knew how they were struggling.

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Every generation as their own unique challenges that are different but also similar

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I honestly wish I knew more about them as people, so I could learn better how to reach them as students.

No

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How to meet them where they are.

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How to be themselves while integrating their profession rathwr than the other way around

mikefarina — 2024-02-23 15:48:30 UTC

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The value of learning for its own sake,

vickiwill4 — 2024-02-23 15:49:06 UTC

How much we can about them.

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They have a complicated time just like we do. Most people do not have an easy path.

No. They're a product of their reality, like we are

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How they learn

mikefarina — 2024-02-23 15:49:53 UTC

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When they are struggling and why?

You are modeling excellently what to do and how in class to open space for them to be best at being them and learning and teaching

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No. I think there are other things going on that give this impression

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I see studenta struggling more to integrate at work due to expectations developed since covid

mikefarina — 2024-02-23 15:51:48 UTC

What can trigger a change for them.

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No, I don't think so at all.

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Many of the students are incredibly strong in their ability to handle hardship and maintain focus and priorities.

They are not soft. They have challenges we do not know about yet. I don’t know if I could do as well as they do if I were “young” again.

vickiwill4 — 2024-02-23 15:54:28 UTC

Some students don’t accept poor results and believe they can negotiate or complain to change the results

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I wonder sometimes how much it is helpful to bring myself into the conversation in the classroom. It can humanize, but I don't want to make it about myself too much.

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This is great modeling of practice. Thank you

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