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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]BUT - what you are explaining is not "Whole Child" - it is expectations of being a teacher.

When I hire someone, I do not need a special marketing program to teach them how to respond to email.  
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This.  I thought this was why hiring and salaries favor masters in education?

I'm a random businessperson and I know about the whole child concept for teaching.  If people are getting hired with this as a mystery, then there's a problem in the pipeline.[/quote]

It’s not a hiring problem it’s just a way to gaslight teachers. They put 30 kids in one class and expect teachers to control the room like Snow White and have a sweet and caring relationship with each kid. It’s impossible with the instructional demands and that many kids, but in a perfect world it would be possible so it’s the teachers fault when they aren’t able to achieve that.

Most teachers know all the best practices, they just don’t have the time to properly implement them because of class size. [/quote]

And add to the mix a few kids who have traumatic home situations that make building relationships with adults difficult. [/quote]

Teachers, I get how frustrating this job is. I've been there and am still there. But these are excuses not to try. Nobody thinks this is a cure all for everything but I need to push back on these statements bc they sound like excuses for not trying something that will help a large majority of your classroom. There will always be kids who need support outside of the Tier 1 instruction and SEL support you can provide in the classroom, but that doesn't mean this isn't worth implementing [/quote]

Right.  Because it's always morale-boosting to have your boss tell you to do more and while they simultaneously put you in a situation in which half that is possible.  That's even worse when you already know and agree with what they've hamstrung you from doing.  A good manager would set high but realistic goals and set-up the job to make it possible.[/quote]

Which part of whole child pedagogy do you feel is putting too much on your plate? Maybe I can support with suggestions on how to integrate it without making it too much of a lift.[/quote]

Not the pedagogy.  The too full classrooms and too many extraneous demands.  But thanks.[/quote]

What are the demands of whole child that you feel are extraneous? The too full classrooms is obviously outside our control but I'd be happy to help with the former.[/quote]

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