Sometimes I wonder.
My school is a very culturally and ethnically diverse place. We are a small, affluent district, but there are many disparities in our schools, and that’s another post altogether. My question has to do with engagement versus compliance. This is what I see: those kids that are “trouble”? They aren’t engaged, and they aren’t hiding it.
What makes them different than the others— the level of engagement or the level of deception?
Whoa. This is deep.
ReplyDeleteI had compliant kids, all except for one, who even in kindergarten would wander down to the principal's office because he was bored.
Sodden Thought:
Is there another category? Those who are bored, but recognize that they don't have the right to disrupt the process (whatever it may be) to register their discontent? Who perhaps have matured enough to not have it all about them? (Of course I assume we're talking about older children here, not kindergarteners.)
I think about this one too.
Thanks for making me think harder.
Elizabeth
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