Not everything in the classroom is about happy moments. As teachers, we try to fix things, we try to mold and guide our children through the correct path. Well, sometimes there are moments when teachers don’t know what to do or how to react. During this school year, there’ve been a lot of challenges in the classroom: students with different situations, different personalities, and of course different problems. We all have problems, but what happens when you are young and you cannot understand certain things?
A grieving student in the classroom... made me let go of my own expectations and make an effort to understand what my student thinks. I haven’t ask her how she feels, but she approaches me and tells me things, such as how she misses her mother and asking me why her mother left. I’ve been trying to be as honest, simple and direct as I can, but once she starts crying is when things get a little difficult. I had to seek assistance from the psychology department, counselors and fellow teachers to deal with this situation.
