(copied from class notes)
Incorporating care is aknowledging all students and their needs. Emotional learning drives how people act and care. People respond to things based on how they react to certain situations. Sometimes the only reason teachers and students care in school is "will it be on the test?" Teacher's can't tell students why they should care, they have to experience it. Teachers show care with different forms of attention. If you show them how much you care,they will care how much you know.
We watched a documentary called A Challenging Student.
*case one- Vincent (student) had behavioral problems. He would push students around, cause trouble for the students and the teacher. The teacher brought his parents in for a conference.
*case two- Mike (student) made rude comments to other students, and the teacher made a verbal agreement with the student that he wouldn't act that way again, and send a not home to come back with a parents' signature.
I think the first case with Vincent was more effective because the teacher and parents were all present at once and they all reached an understanding together about his behavior issues. THe second teacher made the effort, but the student probably wasn't taking her seriously, and his teacher did not really follow through to make sure his parents know about the situation.
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I enjoyed reading Nel Noddings "Teaching Themes of Care”. Certainly, we all like to think of ourselves as caring human beings. Most of us would also agree that in addition to our families encouraging and nurturing our “caring” side, it should also be encouraged in school. Mr. Noddings does an excellent job of presenting why “themes of care” should be taught and how to incorporate such “themes” into the school curriculum. I like what you said, "If you show them how much you care, they will care how much you know". That's clever and I really agree with it!
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