Comments on: Close Call http://webel.net/archives/1121 The blog and website of Lance Webel. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:34:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Lance http://webel.net/archives/1121#comment-21449 Lance Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:07:18 +0000 http://webel.net/archives/1121#comment-21449 Yes ... school is America is much more gentle, loving, and caring, especially for younger students. In some ways that's great ... but in other ways, I think it encourages complaining, weakness, and dependency on the teacher ... kinda like in <a href="http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/features_julieshealthclub/2007/08/another-school-.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">this story</a>. I try to be patient and gentle, but firm and consistent too. I think the little bit of rapport I have came from my mother ... she raised four of her own children and babysat hundreds of others for over 40 years, so she's <i>incredible</i> with those kind of things! In this story, I thought I was being a bad teacher, letting the student get away with not listening and encouraging terrible attentiveness. But I found out that I was lucky, because I would have felt <i>terrible</i> if I had scolded the student more seriously for not listening! Yes … school is America is much more gentle, loving, and caring, especially for younger students. In some ways that’s great … but in other ways, I think it encourages complaining, weakness, and dependency on the teacher … kinda like in this story.

I try to be patient and gentle, but firm and consistent too. I think the little bit of rapport I have came from my mother … she raised four of her own children and babysat hundreds of others for over 40 years, so she’s incredible with those kind of things!

In this story, I thought I was being a bad teacher, letting the student get away with not listening and encouraging terrible attentiveness. But I found out that I was lucky, because I would have felt terrible if I had scolded the student more seriously for not listening!

]]> By: Daisy http://webel.net/archives/1121#comment-21448 Daisy Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:51:19 +0000 http://webel.net/archives/1121#comment-21448 Lance, you are a terrific teacher for sure! And I really love the way you put your hand on his shoulder,(though it's common to many people).I can imagine how nice it was! Lance, you are a terrific teacher for sure!
And I really love the way you put your hand on his shoulder,(though it’s common to many people).I can imagine how nice it was!

]]> By: Adele http://webel.net/archives/1121#comment-21445 Adele Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:44:12 +0000 http://webel.net/archives/1121#comment-21445 What a cute boy! And you are a so patient teacher. As a teacher, I am glad to see you can communicate with your little boys and girls well! I can learn a lot from you. Hope we can talk with each other. What a cute boy! And you are a so patient teacher. As a teacher, I am glad to see you can communicate with your little boys and girls well! I can learn a lot from you. Hope we can talk with each other.

]]> By: Anne http://webel.net/archives/1121#comment-21442 Anne Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:54:19 +0000 http://webel.net/archives/1121#comment-21442 I love how he starts with "Dear fellow teachers"... as if he's a part of the faculty. So cute. I love how he starts with “Dear fellow teachers”… as if he’s a part of the faculty. So cute.

]]> By: angie http://webel.net/archives/1121#comment-21441 angie Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:11:12 +0000 http://webel.net/archives/1121#comment-21441 THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSS precious :) (that's 'very' by the way :D) THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSS precious :)
(that’s ‘very’ by the way :D)

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