Marinda Woodruff

The emotional maturity of students can have a wide range. In one class, I can have students in 10th, 11th, and 12th grade. Meeting the student where they are in life is important. Some students have a hard time seeing past their immediate world of school, sports, friends. Helping them grasp the skills they need to be an adult in the world can be challenging.

1. The relationships we build with out students shows them that we can be the teacher or boss and hold them accountable to a certain standard while caring about them.

2. We model social and emotional learning by showing respect and dignity for our students, fellow teachers and administrators. 

3. We engage our students in conversations about the standards we are expected to meet in our programs. Do they think they are important and why are they important.  

The development interpersonal skills, self awareness, internal motivation. These skills are needed to self motivate and to adapted to situations a person will encounter in school, work and life.