In addition to parents, teachers are those who spend more time with children and those who get to know them well and can support them when a problem arises. But sometimes, it is not easy to realize at a glance when there is a situation that is uncomfortable or problematic.
Therefore, a teacher has thought of a solution: create a request box, so that your students can leave you in writing if they have any problem or situation in which they need help.
Julia Brown is a Texas teacher who I was looking for a way to help her students so they could get close to her when they had a problem or an awkward situation arose. Sometimes it can be embarrassing for children to ask for help for fear that other classmates will listen to them and make fun of them, so they decided to make a request box.
He calls it the "I need" box and in it invite your students to write on a small paper the need they have and do not wish to mention out loud, committing herself to solve it or find a way to support them within the same week.
I'm trying something new in my classroom. I'm calling her my "I need" box.
I will leave it with pencils and little papers. If a student needs something that is uncomfortable to ask out loud, he can write it down with his name and put it inside the box. I will answer them before the week ends.
For example…
I need help with a lesson that we have finished.
I need school supplies.
I need help with a problem with a friend.
I need help with another subject.
I need a hug.
I need to talk to someone about a situation at home.
I need you to change my place.
I need help with a partner who does bullying.
I just want my students to know that I am there to help them with whatever they need. We will see how it works.
Julia's post quickly went viral and many people applauded her initiative. Sometimes it is difficult for children to seek help when they have a problem, so looking for channels that help facilitate communication to do so is something we should always look for as adults and thus be able to support them.
A few days later, Julia published another update in which he told how things had worked now that he had that special box in his class. She comments that the first week two students asked for help with bullying cases and these were successfully resolved during the week.
In Babies and more The brilliant idea of a teacher to detect bullying before it occurs!Over the next week, the dynamics changed a bit and Now ask your students to leave a piece of paper in the box, even if it is blank, so that it is not so obvious to others who leaves the requests and only she knows.
From hugs to after-school counseling, your students have appreciated your initiative and there are even those who thanks to the box, now they feel confident to attend directly with her to tell them about her request.
Seeing these types of proposals and actions shows and reminds us that The role of teachers is not only limited to teaching academic knowledge, but they can also be a guide and support for personal situations. that your students are going through and that are not always visible.
