DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: "Does It Always Have to be the "Good" Ones? Giving All Students a Chance!

DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: "Does It Always Have to be the "Good" Ones? Giving All Students a Chance!:

"Does It Always Have to be the "Good" Ones? Giving All Students a Chance!

I was talking to a high school teacher about the mentor program that was established between the 5th graders and the high school football team.

The response was, "Which football players?"

When I said I wasn't sure, the response was, "I hope it's not the ones I'm thinking about!. really hope it wasn't those kids!"

I paused, and said, "Well whichever ones they are, they have done an excellent job with our boys!".

Why do we automatically put down our kids? Why are we so quick to label? Why do we want to put our kids into a box?

Don't they deserve as much of a chance to fail and/or succeed as anyone else? 

Shouldn't we give them a chance to prove their worth?

Isn't it possible that when we place them in a certain environment, an environment where DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: "Does It Always Have to be the "Good" Ones? Giving All Students a Chance!: