Welcome back everyone this week’s three teachers are Mr. Skiffen, Ms. Todd, and Mrs. Carroll

Abby Holbert: “Describe a time you felt challenged by a student. How did you handle the situation?”

William Skiffen: “I had a student last year who often refused to do his work and slept in class. It was basic bad behavior. I made sure to work with that student. I talked to that student after school and heled him after school. Helped him get a study routine. He went from horribly failing my class to passing my class.”

Lori Todd: “There was a kid that was asleep, and I went to wake him up and he jumped out of his seat and almost slammed me against the wall. Then we went out in the hallway and I talked to him and he said he was just having a bad day.”

Shenna Carroll: “When I was working with behavior children. I changed jobs.”

A.H: “How do you respond if a student is struggling in class?”

W.S: “I make sure to offer them many opportunities for tutoring in the morning and the afternoon. I offer them extra credit assignments. I see how they are doing and make sure that they are ok.”

L.T: “I usually try to talk to them and see if there is an issue and see if we can’t get it resolved.”

S.C: “I usually get to know them first then start building a relationship.”

A.H: “Do you focus on strengths or weaknesses in your class?”

W.S: “I focus on strengths because weaknesses can be very discounting at time. I try to plan lessons and activities around their strengths.”

L.T: “I focus more on weaknesses than strengths although I should focus on both.”

S.C: “I always try to point out the positives before I bring out the weaknesses.”

Tune in for the next three teachers next week!