tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post8204215974508432220..comments2024-03-26T23:57:42.268-04:00Comments on SpeEdChange: A Toxic Mix and Children at Riskirasocolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412837280249622430noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-59752993673044267602009-04-05T14:50:00.000-04:002009-04-05T14:50:00.000-04:00tweisz and Chris - this is exactly the situation. ...tweisz and Chris - this is exactly the situation. In times of high stress for children (which are, unfortunately, also always times of high stress for educators) those sensitivity gauges must be turned way up throughout the educational system. In some ways this becomes "easier to sustain" in places where the threat is constantly obvious -I think of Northern Ireland in the 1970s, 1980s - but I hope we can leap to this heightened sensitivity before grim reality forces us there.<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/><BR/>- Ira Socolirasocolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412837280249622430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-65543287870583956282009-04-05T13:58:00.000-04:002009-04-05T13:58:00.000-04:00Yes, and not just teachers. Administrators must al...Yes, and not just teachers. Administrators must also turn up their senstivity gauges and adjust their expectations for what teachers must do in classrooms and when considering such things as scheduling conferences and other parent involvement events. Students will have a much more successful school experience if the people in charge can listen and respond with flexibility to individual learning needs.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678296407435168114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-53881956738031371202009-04-05T11:54:00.000-04:002009-04-05T11:54:00.000-04:00Ira - I like the way you frame this line of thinki...Ira - <BR/>I like the way you frame this line of thinking- it makes sense. I think what you are saying is that it's time for teachers to turn our sensitivity gauges on high. Ideally that's where they should always be, but in the type of environment you describe, the pressure is on for everyone, including teachers - unfortunately when that happens it seems sensitivity toward the many young individuals we encounter each day is the first thing to go. Instead of a room full of individuals, it begins to look like a sea of "they", and it's not. Thanks for the timely and heartfelt reminder.tweiszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02029703249844263795noreply@blogger.com