Yesterdays Blog is published Today?

It is 12:12 AM and I am not too happy with my self. If I would of starting blogging about 12 minutes ago, it would be published with yesterdays date. Darn you midnight! Oh well.

So to clarify. I haven't gone to bed yet, so it is still Thursday in my world of happiness.

Bethany believes that I should blog about Birthday Sex. But I'm going to opt out and talk about something different.

Today, I went to teacher aiding like always. But something was slightly different. A large percentage of my students, were not in class due to a track meet. (Congrats Lincoln Lutheran girls on taking first place... Although I feel bad my student aiding school didn't do so well). Anyways, it just so happened that the four or five students that I was left with, where the ones who had a harder time learning, and especially reading.

So we sat down, and began to read our story for the day from the textbook. I knew that my "normal" readers were not in class, so I would have to push to get someone to volunteer to read. So instead, I decided that we would go in a circle and take turns. As the students started to read, I felt bad because I knew that they knew and I knew that they were not the strongest readers and they were embarrassed. I didn't want them to feel that way, but I knew it was going to happen no matter what I said or did. They needed the practice reading. Which was most of the problem, they needed practice. They weren't stronger readers, and they weren't getting better because they don't practice.

So as an education major, I have to ask myself... How can I make sure that my students don't feel like they are being judged? Which, brings about the even bigger question: How can I make sure my student's don't jude on another? Because we all do it. Naturally, we judge one another, and we especially judge those who struggle in certain areas. Like reading. No one likes to admit that they judge one another... but we all do it, even when we don't mean too.

This is a HUGE problem. Not just in the classroom, but in the world in generally. We fight in wars because we judge. We create stereotypes by judging. Sometimes, we can give lose focus on who we really are because we are always being judged by others. We want to live up to their exceptions. Which sometimes, can mean failing.

So the ultimate question is: Why do we judge others? And how can we prevent it from happening?

And unlike most of my blog questions. I can't honestly answer this one. I'm not even sure, there is an answer.

Rachel.

I would like to give a special GOOD LUCK to our middle schoolers at Lincoln Lutheran and Concordia students acting and directing in the One Acts this weekend! Break a leg!