Harris Reflection

The Harris video is so interesting to me, I am shocked that it took so long for someone to make the connections between trauma and behavior. When I say someone, I really mean medical professionals (or studies being conducted). I feel that teachers have made these connections for a long time (at least in my opinion). When we are aware that a tough home life or the fact that a student is dealing with something it will impact their school life. This video reminds me of the tobacco commercial. Tobacco companies target lower income people, is this because trauma is more common in these communities? Is it because we know that there is a connection between higher ACES scores and risky behavior? When helping students with trauma it is good
I feel that this is crucial for us to hold all students accountable for their actions. However, when it comes to students with trauma I feel that we are dropping the ball on this. I have students who have behavior issues that I believe is from some sort of trauma, however we let this student run the show. He basically does whatever he wants and this is not helping him. Looking back at what we talked about last week, one thing sticks out to me: and that is helping the student feel like he has a fresh start. I wonder the best way to we accomplish this? When he is in my class I can try to work on our relationship through the ‘love languages’ strategies. This will be challenging for me because I have to learn what actually works for him. What is he lacking/needing/desiring? As a middle school teacher, my choices are a bit more limited than an elementary teacher. This is either because the students are not interested in it (quality time: some not all) or I am not comfortable with (physical touch). I will do the occasional high five or fist bump. Most of my students are not interested in a high five from their teachers. I find that just chatting with them between classes, asking them about their day/activity/sport works the best. Middle school such a unique