“Every student can learn, just not on the same day or in the same way,” George Evans. This quote is one that I wish every teacher would read, understand, and live by in the classroom. No two students are able to learn the same way and not every student has the same favorite subject. This means that not every student a teacher has in class is going to enjoy and understand what they are teaching. No student wants to be publicly humiliated in front of their whole class for not understanding a topic as quickly as their fellow students. This happened to me once, crushing my self-esteem and embarrassing me in front of all my classmates. Throughout my twelve years of school, it not only happened to me, but I witnessed it happen to countless other classmates. This is obviously a problem in schools and although this was a negative experience for me at the time, I believe that it has benefited me in the long run. It has taught me exactly how I shouldn’t teach students of my own. I now know I should treat every student with respect in regards to their ability to learn and I should never publicly humiliate a student because they are not understanding a topic. There are other ways to handle those situations and I plan to use them.
. “Everyone else understands this, why can’t you?” the words that no student wants to hear their teacher announce in front of the whole class. Unfortunately, this is what happened to me and it made me
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I will never call on a student who I know dreads my class. If I notice that they are not understanding, I will talk to them outside of class to make sure they get the help that they need. I will dedicate my time to them, coming in before and long after the school day is over to ensure I provide the care and kindness that I wished was provided to me during that