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What was the best thing a teacher did for you?
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so ive just been thinking about when I was at high school and had extra help with reading. Do we would go out in a little group and fo a group read. As well as having a book to take home and read with mum, dad, nan ect.
anyone who has had to do extra reading will remember wellington square books with biff chip and floppy. 😂😂😂
this was fine at primery school but when your 14 they get quite boring. Anyway reading wellington square made me not want to read. So my teacher had a word with me to see what was wrong (I was a well behaved student)
I explained that I was struggling to read the books due to not liking them. She said if I carried on reading them for now, she will see what she can do for me and asked what things I would enjoy more. For me this included mysteries, spooky and crime type books (age appropriate of course.)
jump forward a few months and I my teacher told me she had managed to sort something out for me. She showed me a whole bew set of books called the extraordinary files. These were mystery books that were right up my street. Two detectives investigating a series of supernatural events. I loved them, I remember reading one in particular and not wanting to put it down!
I spoke to her recently (almost 7 years since I left school) I told her that I continue to read now and was grateful for her getting those books. What I didn’t realise was how hard it was to get those books in the first place!!!
She told me it took a lot of pleading and negotiating to get the funding to buy the books in the first place. she also told me that the amount of children/teenagers that she worked with had also been doing better with there reading.
She could have just shouted at me and told me to just read the book she gave me (wellington square.) but she didn’t! She listened and took action on the feedback she got from me and I presume others.
I think it goes to show that when teachers listen to their students they can get good results.
she did give me a laugh to saying she liked listening to me read because I change my voice for the different characters and emotions 😂
(I loved drama btw)
im not quite sure what my point was in this post I think I was just bored but oh well ha ha ha.
anyone who has had to do extra reading will remember wellington square books with biff chip and floppy. 😂😂😂
this was fine at primery school but when your 14 they get quite boring. Anyway reading wellington square made me not want to read. So my teacher had a word with me to see what was wrong (I was a well behaved student)
I explained that I was struggling to read the books due to not liking them. She said if I carried on reading them for now, she will see what she can do for me and asked what things I would enjoy more. For me this included mysteries, spooky and crime type books (age appropriate of course.)
jump forward a few months and I my teacher told me she had managed to sort something out for me. She showed me a whole bew set of books called the extraordinary files. These were mystery books that were right up my street. Two detectives investigating a series of supernatural events. I loved them, I remember reading one in particular and not wanting to put it down!
I spoke to her recently (almost 7 years since I left school) I told her that I continue to read now and was grateful for her getting those books. What I didn’t realise was how hard it was to get those books in the first place!!!
She told me it took a lot of pleading and negotiating to get the funding to buy the books in the first place. she also told me that the amount of children/teenagers that she worked with had also been doing better with there reading.
She could have just shouted at me and told me to just read the book she gave me (wellington square.) but she didn’t! She listened and took action on the feedback she got from me and I presume others.
I think it goes to show that when teachers listen to their students they can get good results.
she did give me a laugh to saying she liked listening to me read because I change my voice for the different characters and emotions 😂
(I loved drama btw)
im not quite sure what my point was in this post I think I was just bored but oh well ha ha ha.
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and yes I can imagine a lot of replies being quite long ha ha ha
A support teacher in England also gave me a card, signed by everyone and a bracelet as a good bye gift when I was leaving, she was a lovely lady, I kept in touch with her for a while, should probably email her soon!
2. My dance teachers (I have 2 dance teachers at school) know that I have a lack of confidence so they always try and motivate me every lesson to try hard, not give up and to try and actually work with my classmates rather than just hiding away. They believe in me and it has been very helpful for me with my confidence.
3. In year 6, there was a teacher (not one of my teachers but she did teach computing to my class on a Friday afternoon) who believed in me with my computing skills and she helped me a lot with my progress and inspired me to start doing coding. I still remember her and I wonder a lot about how she is doing.
"The way that I have found the light in my life is through the expressive arts because I know that I will be accepted for the way I am." ~ Me
"I'm going to get strong again and see you soon. " ~ Anonymous
(I've only just realised how old this thread is
The first teacher to listen to me was when I was 11-13. He actually listened.
When I was 14 I had a few teachers to fought so hard to help me, two of them listened and tried their best, In the end it wasn't enough but I was so thankful. They sent a card to my parents and me when I was in hospital.
When I was 15 I was at an alternative provision college and a number of the teachers there really cared. They struggled and didn't know what to do with me but that's nothing new. The fought battles and helped me get through my GCSES, two of them even visited me in Hospital.
At 16 A senior leader. my LSA and a few others really fought for me to try and make it work. They helped me survive that time. They did all they could within the limitations of the system. They dealt in a calm manor with some very stressful situations. They listened to feedback. They cared and they learned.
Now I have the most amazing education providers (I have 3). They take there time with me to listen, to adapt, to take the pressure off, to do what they care to help.
The kindest thing a teacher has ever done for me is make me feel safe and listen to me. They haven't shouted at me or blamed me for thing I can't control. They haven't run away when the going gets tough. They listen and care.
*Each new paragraph is a different schools but not all schools had that good teacher that actually helped me
he is amazing he always makes us happy and motivates us he is also caring towards my health as a teacher and always make sure we arent overwhelemed from a work