This is a short entry today because it is simply a report of what a middle school student told a colleague of mine after school. He said, "I have never liked school". My colleague is one of the "cool dudes" after school and kids like to swing by and help clean up his lab or just hang out. After the boy made his announcement, my colleague asked the boy why he wasn't happy with school.
The boy went on to explain that at home his mom is always mad and when he goes to school his teachers are always mad too. My colleague was empathetic, but tried to reason with the boy as well. He explained that kids' behaviors often cause "mean" or "cranky" behavior in adults and sometimes they yell, even though they shouldn't. The boy just replied that he couldn't take it anymore. This worries me.
Interested in your thoughts.
Stef
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