The link below will explain why:
1. we sometimes have trouble reaching our kids in a reciprocal, social, participatory way in our classrooms.
2. we need not blame ourselves for not reaching them all.
3. we must work even harder to hone our TPRS skills to engage these kids on a human level in our classrooms.
4. we may be one of the few human interactions of the day in the lives of these kids.
This link makes us aware that, by appealing to the hearts and not just the minds of our students, we contribute to the healing, and not to the further isolation, of their shattered souls.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/ct-met-0120-youth-media-20100119,0,4394294.story