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Describe a recent time when you’ve been discouraged with a student’s progress. Have you witnessed a change in the student’s life, or are you still waiting for that change to occur?
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I had a student struggle with turning in their work, and while I saw improvement by the end of the year, he still struggled at times. I have him again this year, and I will be praying for increased growth on his behalf and for increased patience and encouragement on my end.
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I had a student who, during math, would simply not do his work unless I was there by him the entire time assisting. At first I was frustrated because it was holding the course back in math (I couldn’t assist other students when I was constantly having to go to his desk to keep him on track), but then I talked with him and realized the cause. Instead of getting impatient with him, I would encourage him and help boost his confidence by having him teach it to me. He was fully capable of doing the work, he just felt he couldn’t because it could be challenging. By the end of the year, when I would walk by his desk to check his progress he would say “I got this! I don’t need help!” and smile. Encouragement, love, and support can be applied to all students and all progress in their lives.
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My students are with me for a short time, many are visiting for a semester from their home country. I have had several who struggled and was discouraged that they were not interested in learning. As a team, mower would pray for our students, with a little extra thrown in for those who struggled.
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There was a challenging student that I had worked with in the past. This student had a hard time on different days in the classroom. Over time I tried some things to help this student, and I did see some changes. I do feel that we are still waiting to see more change to occur.
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I had a student who was very lazy and refused to do work. He was absolutely capable, he just didn’t feel like doing what was expected of him, and he played the victim in all social and academic situations. His mother would act like she was on board with what his teachers were trying to do (instill resilience, encourage him, hold him accountable), but she ultimately chose the easy way, gave up the “fight,” and removed him from school in order to “homeschool” him. I still pray for that student (and his family).
