When Kids Can't Read-Ch.15

I think that chapter 15 had some very interesting ideas. It talked about how teachers must, at all times, remember that they don't teach a subject, but they teach children with specific needs. Teachers want their school to be a healthy environment for their students where they are safe, fed, and for a few hours of the day are free of the fear many of them face at home. Teachers should not only be concerned with what the students are learning, but also be concerned about the well being of the child. It is very difficult for an unhealthy student to learn anything in the classroom.



This chapter also said, "to be called a "teacher" might be one of the greatest compliments one could receive." This statement is true because to be a teacher also means to be the student's mom, hope, and rescue. A teacher is not just a teacher. Teachers must become more than educators, they must become a refuge.