I’m a thespian, so it’s not all that surprising that I took part in two musicals this summer. The Wedding Singer, and 13: The Musical. Both were very fun but very different experiences. Also, I took a week trip to California, and visited different places like L.A., and San Diego. I definitely thought that this summer was an interesting experience, and it also shows that students can have very different experiences, and teachers have to treat them differently. This all goes back to rapport, though. The more experiences a teacher has with a student, the more the teacher will know about the student. Knowing students’ experiences and their hardships creates empathy, but also allows the teacher to treat that student in their own way.
A great example of students being treated differently happened within my drama camps. During The Wedding Singer, only High School students were allowed to participate, with involved a more in depth and mature experience for both the teachers and the students. With 13, however, Middle School Students were the ones who participated, setting the thing at a smaller, yet still positive standard.
Although differences like this in students can be very evident, some differences are hard to notice, at least from a teacher standpoint. Students can be putting on a positive cover, but actually be in a rather unhappy mood. If a teacher and a student have good rapport, then the teacher should easily be able to sit down with the student and talk about what the problem at hand is.
Teachers have to make sure that while students should be given equal care, they should be treated differently based on different experiences. Children can be going through a rough time, and being treated the right way is almost always exactly what they need.
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