tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363169546354377377.post6924553813281395998..comments2023-06-30T04:38:16.722-07:00Comments on Gone "Digital" Native: Getting Away with It - NOT!James Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09891191906537365664noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363169546354377377.post-6105981370854823882008-09-13T19:35:00.000-07:002008-09-13T19:35:00.000-07:00Thanks for your thoughtful comments. I think it i...Thanks for your thoughtful comments. I think it is very interesting that some students ask you if you didn't see them chewing gum. Maybe they just need consistency, and want to know that you are still watching over them and still care.James Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09891191906537365664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363169546354377377.post-37212056669583159062008-09-13T16:43:00.000-07:002008-09-13T16:43:00.000-07:00My kids this year are calling me the "gum police" ...My kids this year are calling me the "gum police" because I have such a knack for catching them. I just ask that they spit it the trash can; no punishment. And it works wonderfully. Sure I have to tell the same students every day to put their gum in the trash. On some days, I don't mess with it and I have had some kids say you haven't ask ..... to spit her gum out. Did you not see it?<BR/><BR/>That said. I have had many students come back and tell me that they wish all teachers could be like me. I don't take those comments lightly nor do they go to my head. I think I develop a rapport with those challenging students because I don't hassle them over the small things and let them have ownership of their learning. If a kid has no home, or is on the streets until the wee hours of the morning, do I really need to address with him the fact he doesn't have paper and pencil. He is present and perhaps he can learn something during a lab or discussion during that hour. <BR/><BR/>So yes I agree with you and the statements you made in your post.Mrs. Holderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370311560102072011noreply@blogger.com