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Home : 2004 : Aug : 8
I had the same problem last year and I taught a K-1 class. One little boy in particular who came from a particularly rough home life. I handled it by having a 1 on 1 with him shortly after it's first occurance. I have 1 on 1 time built into every day so it didn't turn into a huge thing. But we talked about home words and school words. I have read a fabulous book called "Managing Challenging Children" Hate the title love the book. It teaches 9 approaches to dealing with all children but children coming from rougher home environments as well. I learned that basically we can not teach a child that something is unacceotable in general that the parents teach is acceptable (whether they do this directly or indirectly) We can only teach them that in this environment it is not acceptable. Once you have laid the ground work be consistent. Work out a way of reminding him/her and teach them how they can respond in such a way that both of you feel satisfied. My little guy just wanted to be listened to so badly. He was ignored at home when he wasn't being yelled at for something. I gave him the affirmation he needed and he tried to honestly curb the vocab. We need to let them make little mistakes though without going postal. It is unrealistic to think that after one talk he will never swear again. He will. I am not saying don;t deal with it. I am saying be prepared and discuss with him what your expectations are. My little guy truely struggled to apologize ( I'm guessing no one ever did to him) So my expectation was that 1) I would provide a safe area for him to cool off in 2) I would provide a discussion time where I could offer the other side of the coin 3) He would apologize (need to let him get to the point where he means it) He always did! I will stop now. As you can probably see this is something near and dear to my heart. My #1 goall is to provide an environment that all students feel free to take an academoc risk in. Some times that means over coming a lot for some. Get to know your kids. When you play a role in meeting their needs they will be willing to work with you.
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