Teachers... a word of advice from someone who has been working with adolescents for a while? Well here it is anyway! Keep up with technology! The trends! The lingo! It matters... trust me please! When my daughter was born I feel into baby world and lost connection with teen world. Getting back in touch was the best move I made to re-connect my students. If you need to take a class, do it.
Here is the perfect example.. this blog! My first blog post ever is at the end! No kidding! It shouldn't be..should open the blog to the introduction! It is a miracle my blog is here without my tech support guru! That man is my friend I tell you! Now, I'm no idiot.. but I also know when I'm beat and need help (thus the key to success). But this blog by golly is a work of my own creation and I am proud. (OK, thanks to those who provided the much needed guidance!).
Back to my point... You are not a teen, don't dress like a teen, you will never be a teen again (sorry to break it to you), but this does not mean you cannot know about their world, like the same music, art, apps., games, and so on.
Images taken from Google search: teens on 7/10/2012 at https://www.google.com/search
I LOVED this post. I had a problem figuring out how to get my first blog post on the top and I couldn't do it either! I really enjoyed reading about not dressing like teens and acting like them but you can feel connected by liking the same music, movies, etc. I completely understand that point! I used that a lot in relating to my students and I think(hopefully) that it helped them out through the year!
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