Have you noticed yourself looking at the same few students as you teach or conduct? I do, and I find they fall into two categories: those who are always looking back at me, because it feels so wonderful to have that communication with them. Or, those kids that I fear could get out-of-hand at any second, because we want to prevent them from thinking they have that chance. I think both are extremely worthwhile reasons, but I wonder about all of those kids I’m not looking at enough. Could I turn more kids into the former, and find myself with fewer of the latter by looking at every child? So now I force myself to try to look at every student…and it’s amazing what you see.
Peter Loel Boonshaft, Director of Education
KHS America
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