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My AP World History Students at the WorldLink 17th Annual Youth Town Meeting, 2014—Global Conflicts: Human Impact, Human Solutions

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What I believe about children

1/28/2015

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I believe it is important to build connections and relationships. Children do not care how much you know. They care that you care about them as people, that their teachers know them. Once you build those connections and relationships, you can teach them anything. They will be motivated to learn, more engaged, and will even be willing to take risks in their learning. To achieve this involves building a community where everyone feels safe, welcome, and valued. It is important to focus on the children we have, not the children we used to have or would like to have. All children can learn and deserve the opportunity to for a good education. The challenge and joy in teaching is to find what works for each child.

Children in today’s world also face some unique challenges in terms of their learning. With the growing interconnectedness and abundance of information, as educators, we have an even great responsibility and an opportunity to teach our students how to be responsible digital citizens. This requires that we provide the necessary resources and supports for them to be successful in this global environment.  

As a World History teacher, I use simulations to engage my students and help them to make connections and care about the world they live in. The picture below shows my students becoming more involved in Global Affairs by role-playing American Red Cross volunteers at the 17th Annual WorldLink Youth Town Conference. Many of my students have continued their involvement with WorldLink and have become active in Human Rights issue and monthly meetings WorldLink sponsors.
Post by WorldLink: Connecting Youth to Global Affairs.
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Matthew Decking link
1/28/2015 02:44:09 pm

Roxanne, I completely agree when you say, "They care that you care about them as people, that their teachers know them. Once you build those connections and relationships, you can teach them anything." The head of The Grauer School, Dr. Stuart Grauer, has a neat blog where he discusses this very idea of "relationship-based learning." It's worth taking a look: http://www.grauerschool.com/relationship-based-education/

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