Dulay, Ricky N. December 4, 2013 MA PolSci The Childre !" S#ory ...

bu# o# $u"# %or Childre &ame" Cla'ell (..."he )a" )armed o# by #he "u bu# by #he #hou*h# #ha# #hrou*hou# #he "chool a d #hrou*hou# #he la d all childre , all me a d all )ome )ere bei * #au*h# )i#h #he "ame %ai#h, )i#h 'aria#io " o% #he "ame +rocedure". ,ach accordi * #o hi" a*e *rou+. ,ach accordi * #o hi" eed.- The "#ory #ell" u" #ha# our "#ude #" de"er'e #o be #au*h# #he )ay #ha# )ill be"# mee# #heir i #ere"#. .ur "#ude #" ha'e di%%ere # eed" a d belo * #o di%%ere # a*e *rou+". /#!" be"# #ha# )e, #eacher" "hould di"co'er #he ri*h# )ay #o #each #hem de+e di * o #heir eed" a d a*e *rou+". / #hi" "#ory, #he e) #eacher )a" able #o i #roduce a e) a d i #ere"#i * )ay #o #each her "#ude #". She )a" able #o cha *e her "#ude #!" im+re""io abou# her a" #error, or a" )ha# #he "#ory #ermed i#, a o*re, *ia # or bea"# or )i#ch or mo "#er0 like #he ou#er "+ace mo "#er". .%#e #ime", )he )e mee# our "#ude #" #he %ir"# #ime, )e e1+ec# #hem #o be i #ere"#ed )i#h #he "ub$ec# a d +ar#ici+a#e i all #he cla""room ac#i'i#ie", bu# "omeho), #hi" remai " #o be a challe *e #o u" a d "ome#ime" )e are bo#hered i% )e!d be able #o arou"e #heir i #ere"#" a d like #he "ub$ec#. . #he o#her ha d, #he "#ude #" al"o e1+ec# "ome#hi * %rom #he #eacher a d mo"# o% #he #ime, #hey e1+ec# #heir #eacher #o be i #ere"#i *, e #hu"ia"#ic, a d ki d. Thi" i" #he rea"o )hy "#ude #", "ome#ime", e d u+ dro++i * or o# a##e di * #heir cla""e" a ymore becau"e o%#e #ime" #heir e1+ec#a#io " are o# me#. Thi" i" really challe *i * %or u" #eacher" becau"e %ir"#, )e mu"# be able #o arou"e #heir i #ere"#" i i #roduci * #he "ub$ec#, a d "eco d, )e mu"# "u"#ai #heir i #ere"# o #he "ub$ec# #hrou*hou# #he "eme"#er. Today!" *e era#io are #he harde"# "#ude #" #o #each. They are #oo "+oo 0%ed #ha# #hey )a # e'ery#hi * laid ou# %or #hem. They are e'e #oo la2y #o #ake do) o#e" duri * di"cu""io " a d #oo la2y #o make #heir home)ork. Thi" i" all becau"e #ech olo*y made i# 'ery ea"y a d com%or#able %or #hem. 3he #hey are *i'e a home)ork, i#!" ea"y %or #hem #o *oo*le i# a d "im+ly co+y0+a"#e i#. / "#ead o% )ri#i * do) "ome im+or#a # o#e" duri * di"cu""io ", #hey "im+ly #ake a +ho#o o% #he )ri#i *" o #he board or a +ho#o o% #he +re"e #a#io . They do !# e'e *e# #o "ociali2e i #he cla""room a ymore #ha# e'e i *rou+ ac#i'i#ie", #hey "im+ly rely o #heir member" a d do a" #hey )i"h. 3ha# could +o""ibly be #he rea"o 4 Sim+ly becau"e #hey do !# *e# #o "ociali2e a ymore becau"e #heir a##e #io i" di'er#ed #o "ocial e#)ork". They do !# e'e #alk abou# #heir +roblem" a ymore becau"e #hey ca "im+ly +o"# a ("hou# ou#- o #heir o li e accou #". Today!" *e era#io i" a 'ery challe *i * *e era#io %or #eacher" becau"e )e ha'e #o ca#er #o #he eed" o% #he"e "#ude #" a d ye# #hey ha'e 'aried eed" #ha# )e ca o# e'e "i *le #hem ou#. Teacher", old or e), are #rai ed or )ill be #rai ed %or #hi" i order #o +re+are #hem #o #he challe *e" o% #hi" *e era#io . 3e mu"# really #ake ad'a #a*e o% #hi"

o++or#u i#y a d really #ake #eachi * "eriou"ly becau"e #oday!" *e era#io eeded our hel+ #o "a'e #hem %rom de+re""io . A" #o ho) )e ca do #hi", )e eed #o %i d a )ay #o *e# #heir a##e #io a d really de'elo+ i #ere"# i lear i *. &u"# like #he e) #eacher i #he "#ory, "he i #roduced a re'olu#io i2ed +eda*o*y #ha# really made her "#ude #" reali2e reali#y, com+rehe d a d u der"#a d )ha# #hey are lear i *. 3e may do #he "ame by i #roduci * a e) a d u i5ue )ay o% *e##i * #heir a##e #io a d "u"#ai i * #heir i #ere"# i #he "ub$ec# #ha# )e are #eachi *. More im+or#a #ly, make #hem u der"#a d a d reali2e #he im+ac# o% "uch lear i * i #heir li'e" a d #heir %u#ure. /% #here i" a le""o /!'e lear ed %rom #hi" "#ory #ha# )ould be dedica#io , commi#me # a d +a""io i #eachi *. To 5uo#e #he e) #eacher i #he "#ory, "he "aid, (/#!" 'ery la2y %or a #eacher o# #o k o) )ho"e here a d )ho i" !#, do !# you #hi k4 A%#er all, #eacher "hould k o).- The e) #eacher!" dedica#io i #hi" "#ory e1#e ded #o k o)i * her "#ude #" "o )ell #o #he +oi # o% memori2i * #heir ame" a d %ace" a d #rea#ed #hem a" her childre . A d / really admire ho) "he )a" able #o #ur #he #ide a d ear #he #ru"# o% her "#ude #" all #hrou*hou# #heir %ir"# mee#i * #o*e#her. The "ad a d a%raid %ace" )ere #ur ed i #o "mile" a d e $oyme #, #ha# e'e &oh y, #he cle'ere"# o% #hem all, )a" able #o like her de"+i#e #he ha#red he had %or her i #he %ir"# +lace. /# all boil" do) #o #he e) #eacher!" clear i #e #io )hich i" #o hel+ her "#ude #" u der"#a d. The key #o de'elo+i * #ru"# i "ide #he cla""room i" k o)i * our "#ude #" be##er. Nobody i" a accide #al #eacher becau"e #eachi * i" a 'oca#io . 3e are all called %or #hi".