How does OSEU 2 help students to know it’s okay for them to “be who they are?”
How many students feel that school “isn’t important” or that they “don’t fit it” in school? What’s being done to address these problems in our state? In our nation?
Is teaching more difficult today than ever before, and if it is, what makes it so?
How is educational “rigor” defined in our state? In our nation?
What are the stories from the Elders that fit with this understanding?
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(deep listening, information)
Do you have a story of “walking away from school” or of not do doing so well in school? Have you ever shared it with your students?
Have you ever, or do you now feel like you “don’t fit” in some way? How does that impact the work you do?
Is there a specific “somebody” who impacted your life and decision to be a teacher? Who is that person and how did they impact you?
What might it mean to “meet students where they are at?” Do you have any stories about this fro your work as a teacher or educator?
