Emily,
You mentioned in your third reflection that you were “surprised at how aware [teachers] are of different things going on in each of the students’ personal lives.” I too was surprised by this. In a meeting I recently attended, we discussed a student and came to the conclusion that due to the circumstances, our new purpose/goal was to make going to school the best part of his/her day, because learning SOL 2.3 really isn’t what this child needs right now. Like we learned in Ed Psych about Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, if certain needs aren’t met, it’s tough for a kid to function, much less perform well.
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I agree with AE, if the needs of the child are not met, learning will not take place. For some students school is the safest and most accommodating place for them. I think the needs of the child must be met first and foremost as as educators that is our job in the public school setting. If they are not going to be able to learn our material due to their circumstances, we must do everything in our power to promote their learning. You have to start with the foundation before you lay a single brick down for the house. If all the student gets that year are his or her needs met, i think, then we are in a sense doing our job to the best our our ability.
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