Angela Watson’s Truth for Teachers
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Do you feel like self-advocacy among students is a pervasive problem? As in, if students don’t know what to do, they won’t ask questions or seek out more information … they’ll just sit there and do nothing. If something is challenging, they don’t seem to be interested in improving their skills, or learning for the sake of learning. They just give up.
In response to this, many teachers feel like they have to work harder than their students are working. They have to keep going the extra mile to make lessons personalized and engaging and put all these additional supports and interventions in place to help students be successful, all while many of their students are doing the bare minimum.
I’ve spent a lot of time over the past few years exploring this phenomenon, and why it’s becoming more and more common. The more that I learn about student disengagement, the more I am convinced that the solution is NOT to put the onus on teachers to make their lessons more engaging and personalized. An amazing lesson isn’t going to get through to a kid who’s not willing to engage in any mental effort.
Is it possible to teach kids how to take initiative and persevere through difficult tasks?
Absolutely. I’ll share what I’ve learned in this podcast episode.
I’m also sharing 2 free resources for implementing the practices in this episode with your students:
Click here to read the transcript and participate in the discussion.
Introducing NEW Truth for Teachers playlists!
EP262 The 3 day weekend mindset
EP261 The Swiss Cheese Model: letting go of “all or nothing” thinking
EP260 Three ways to create teaching templates that will save you 5-10 hours a week (with Marguerite Rendelfs)
EP259 Set a target number of hours to work...and stick to it
Burnout, work/life balance, and supporting teachers (with Lisa Woodruff of Organize 365)
"Nothing short of a revolution": What's happening in the 40 Hour programs
EP258 Envisioning what’s next for schools: my personal reflections & hope for the future
EP257 How to work ONLY your contractual hours as a teacher (with Samantha Smith)
EP256 Four teachers' small changes that made BIG reductions in their workload
EP255 Student behavior, grace, & consequences in the final weeks of school (with Amy Stohs)
EP254 An instant way to have fewer assignments to grade
EP253 Is teaching still the right career for you? (with Daphne Gomez)
EP252 Three practices for more one-on-one time with students (with Kareem Farah of The Modern Classrooms Project)
EP251 Empathy fatigue is real. How can educators push through the exhaustion? (with Kyle Cohen)
EP250 Peek inside one teacher's lesson planning process—and how she streamlines to stay ahead (with Megan Faherty)
EP249 What if we stop moving goal posts, and enjoy where we're at?
EP248 Uncovering the hidden clutter in your curriculum (with Sally Berquist)
EP247 Are the kids alright? A deep dive into the pandemic's toll on students (with Jessica Kirkland)
EP246 A more intuitive approach to tiered and differentiated instruction (with Tia Butts)
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