I observed a teacher and child in an elementary school. The child got up to ask a teacher a question. The teacher pointed to where the child was sitting and the child immediately walked back to the floor and sat down. The parent came to pick the child up and the teacher explained to the parent that the child had been out of her seat without permission. The child told her parent that the teacher did not listen to her and the child urinated in her clothes. It is important that we listen to children; children need to feel respected and grounded in themselves. (Laureate Education, Inc, 2011)
The teacher should have listened to the child, even though the child did not follow the rules by getting out of her seat without permission; the teacher should have asked the girl to raise her hand and then listened to the little girl, instead of not listening to her. The child would not have urinated in her clothes. The child was hurt and embarrased because of the fact the teacher did not listen to her. The child felt as if she was not important to the teacher and feel as if she could not talk to the teacher about anything because fear of being fussed at.
I have learned that it is important to listen to children even when you are upset. It is important that we don't close children off to the wall. (Laureate Education, Inc, 2011) If we take the time to listen to children we can learn a lot about them.
References
Laureate Education, Inc, 2011Communicating with Young Children (approximate length: 10 minutes)
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