EDU 270 Lesson 7 Blog Response
After reading and pondering the debate about teens lacking adult reasoning capacity, yet being held to adult consequences, what do you think this means for you as a teacher?
I think as a teacher this means we need to constantly aware of our students developing brains and their highly social and emotional state. I can remember as a teen blurting out without even thinking something very hurtful to my teacher. I felt so guilty afterwards, it felt like someone had taken over my words and just said it for me. I went to her class after the bell and apologized to her. When I was apologizing I started to cry. I have never been a very emotional person (my students call me a robot sometimes), and this was very strange territory for me. I remember her reassuring me it was okay and explaining that I was growing and that I would sometimes not reason well and be highly emotional. It is funny thinking back on it now but I am glad I had a teacher that modeled the right way to handle that situation.
I think as a teacher this means we need to constantly aware of our students developing brains and their highly social and emotional state. I can remember as a teen blurting out without even thinking something very hurtful to my teacher. I felt so guilty afterwards, it felt like someone had taken over my words and just said it for me. I went to her class after the bell and apologized to her. When I was apologizing I started to cry. I have never been a very emotional person (my students call me a robot sometimes), and this was very strange territory for me. I remember her reassuring me it was okay and explaining that I was growing and that I would sometimes not reason well and be highly emotional. It is funny thinking back on it now but I am glad I had a teacher that modeled the right way to handle that situation.
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