Drake Lomax
EDUC 2130 Lesson 7
In this lesson I learned about Jacinto. He was a young boy who had kind of a hard life. He faced many problems throughout his education. In this lesson it talked about how Jacinto may have been driven away by teacher, I never want a student to think I am driving them away. I am glad Mr. McIntyre shared this story.
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In a couple of paragraphs, describe Jacinto.
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When Jacinto was sixteen he was sent to live with his grandmother. He had one last foster parent before they left him behind to be only left to his grandmother. Jacinto also had a crack head mother and an abusive father. His dad and mom were both in and out of jail. Jacinto was also talked down by many and most teachers. He was even put into special classes and was even removed from some classes because he wasn’t good enough.Jacinto was also a very special education student. Jacinto was what we would call being mentally retarded. Jacinto was also a child who was given very little chance to become successful. Jacinto was also not given any opportunity to have a normal life.
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When Jacinto told his teacher (Tom McIntyre) to "blank" Off - what was the teacher's response?
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When Jacinto told the teacher to blank off he simply replied that off is also a preposition and that he couldn’t end a sentence in that either. Tom responded in this way I believe to show Jacento that all teachers don’t have mean responses to their students. I also believe that Tom could have responded in this way to keep Jacinto from responding harshly and driving him farther away.
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What happened to Jacinto?
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Jacinto’s grandmother had a stroke and because of this he was forced to go and live with a cousin who just so happened to be a part of the blood gang. Jacinto however took on this approach he began committing crimes and was later identified and ended up in lots of trouble. Jacinto did many grievous crimes some of which included slicing a random person’s, who walked by, face with a razor to get into the gang.
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Based on what happened to Jacinto, why do you think the teacher, Tom McIntyre, wanted to share this story?
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I believe Tom wanted to share this story so that all teachers will consider this story before judging troubled kids. I also believe he probably sent this video out so that teachers would be better prepared to help these kids if they end up in their classroom. I believe Tom wants teachers to see this so that they’re students will have a better chance to give these kids hope.
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Describe two of the most important (in your opinion) things you learned by listening to this story.
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I believe that the most important thing I learned from this is to never respond in a way to which students are driven away. Many times in my life I simply respond very quickly to students without even thinking about what it may mean to the kids. After watching this video I will do my best to think rationally before responding to students. I also believe I learned that it is important to give every student the attention needed to become successful.
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Did the community let Jacinto down? Why or why not?
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Yes Jacinto’s community let him down. I believe that Jacinto’s community could have done more to help him. Jacinto is simply another statistics because no one would take the time to help him. Jacinto could have easily been rescued and helped, but everyone who he encountered was too concerned with his behavior rather than his disorder. I also believe the community let him down because nobody ever offered to help Jacinto or his grandmother.
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Summary:
Through this lesson I’ve learned a lot about dealing with kids who have behavior issues and mental disorders. I believe that after listening to Tom’s podcast I am better equipped to help these kids and be better able to offer them help. I also believe I am better equipped to recognize these disorders quicker than I have before.
Research Question: How can I help to improve behaviors in my classroom?
Research Analysis:
Through this discussion I became interested into how I could help behaviors of students within my classroom. I also became interested into what it takes in a classroom to keep behavior at a certain level. Through this article I found the answer too many of my questions.
With my research I found the first way to keep behavior moderated and to possibly improve it is to remediate learning difficulties. This comes from the study that many students misbehave in order to cover up their academic weakness. Another way to help improve classroom behavior is to keep the classroom procedures as consistent as possible. Many students often misbehave when taken out of their normal routine.
The third way to moderate or possibly improve behavior is to create a calming environment that isn’t over stimulating. This means to do simple things like not putting hyper kids under very bright lights and by not placing the hyper kids by the other hyper kids. To me it was amazing to find that something as simple as how bright the light is can affect a student’s behavior. The fourth and final way to help behavior issues in the classroom is to compliment on every success. I believe this to be the truest of the four. When you compliment people for doing the right thing they want to do it that much more.
Research Summary:
Throughout my research I’ve learned many things concerning the way students behave and how to regulate these behaviors. I’ve also learned a lot about different ways to help in these behaviors. I would have never thought that the brightness of the lights would affect students in such a dramatic way. I was also very surprised at how the different students react to the lighting. I was also enlightened that even in a classroom compliment the right thing gives extra desire to do it more often. Through this research I feel like I am better equipped to improve behavior in my classroom when I become a teacher.