SoMDGirl42
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Saw this yesterday. I wish the teachers around here would do this. I think they'd find some very interesting stories.
http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/col...heartbreaking-notes-graders/story?id=30368103
Kyle Schwartz teaches third grade at Doull Elementary in Denver.
Although she says her students are a pleasure to look after, the educator of three years adds that many of them come from underprivileged homes.
"Ninety-two percent of our students qualify for free and reduced lunch," Schwartz tells ABC News. "As a new teacher, I struggled to understand the reality of my students' lives and how to best support them. I just felt like there was something I didn't know about my students."
My daughter doesn't have homework this week because of testing, so last night I told her I had an assignment for her. She was to treat it as if her teacher gave it to her. I just wrote "I wish my teacher knew" and asked her to finish the sentence. I would suggest parents do this for their kids. You may find out something interesting about your own child.
http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/col...heartbreaking-notes-graders/story?id=30368103
Kyle Schwartz teaches third grade at Doull Elementary in Denver.
Although she says her students are a pleasure to look after, the educator of three years adds that many of them come from underprivileged homes.
"Ninety-two percent of our students qualify for free and reduced lunch," Schwartz tells ABC News. "As a new teacher, I struggled to understand the reality of my students' lives and how to best support them. I just felt like there was something I didn't know about my students."
My daughter doesn't have homework this week because of testing, so last night I told her I had an assignment for her. She was to treat it as if her teacher gave it to her. I just wrote "I wish my teacher knew" and asked her to finish the sentence. I would suggest parents do this for their kids. You may find out something interesting about your own child.