As long as I can remember I have been borderline addicted to news. I always have to know what is going on around me and the world. I've taken many jokes from my family specifically while out of town about how I have to make sure I watch their local news. There is news that I am glad I know and news that I wish I had never read.
I'd love to teach 6th grade. I know that is probably an age where students are learning about the world around them and are probably conscious of things they may hear on news at home or maybe in conversations they hear their parents having. I often think about how I would address questions regarding current events. One example that comes to mind is something like the Presidential election. I heard stories of kids going to school crying because they think they will be deported soon. Can you imagine the worry that kids have if they feel like their life is going to change that drastically? While it is my opinion that parents should never put their worry about something like that on a child, I know that it happens. I often think about how I would handle something like that, if I could actually diffuse a situation. I wonder if it would be something out of my control and that I would have to refer to a counselor. I pray that I can be a resource for those students and at least calm their fears.
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