Stressed Students, Stressed Teachers and the emotional havoc

Today's post is about new research on student stress to school environment.

The first paragraph sucked me in, "Between inadequate supplies, rundown school buildings, and disrespected teachers buried in paperwork, school can be stressful for 1st graders..." This holds true for any student, and I have seen it first hand. I have been in the school with the windows shot out, toilets literally missing leaving only a hole, holes so deep in the walls you can see the parking lot outside, and mice/bats makes homes throughout the school. When children see the adults do not care enough to maintain the environment, the students begin to feel inadequate.

"In turn, children’s behavior problems are a major source of teacher dissatisfaction, turnover, and lowered expectations, the study finds, and discipline issues in the school can take teachers away from teaching, which can lead to teacher exhaustion, making it more difficult to regulate children’s behavior within the classroom, according to the authors." Returning to my preaching point, students come to school with many factors that take away from teaching. As a nation we need to hold family accountable for establishing values of behavior and education before the onset of education. Until then, keep in mind that teachers are a piece of the puzzle and cannot be held accountable for any other missing pieces.

Until then, we dedicated teachers will continue to put forth all our energy to guiding these students toward progress. We will open our hearts and share our concern for them, and we will do our best to do what the parents did not do.

I know today's post is narrow, it focuses on the stereotype of poverty-stricken families that I have so frequently worked with. I chose to work in this demographic because my heart went out to the children of these home environments. I know not all poverty-stricken families lack morals. But enough do that it bleeds throughout the community and into the school and has significantly affected our schools, causing blame to be thrown all over. That is why I promote parent education, from the onset of birth, if not before.