Story as Healer

Inviting conversations with students that require the level of intimacy needed to heal through story requires a great deal of trust. Paper menus weren't available either. For instance, as students enter a literacy-related assembly or celebration, observe how they interact with one another, how teachers interact with students, how teachers interact with each other, and how the principal interacts with students and teachers. Sometimes it's easy to forget that we have kids who are struggling on a personal level because it's often such a private thing that we may never know what they're really working through on their own. Think of all the stories that draw a direct line to your students' hearts in this way. Recognizing that these are just my suggestions, watch as your students read, and listen in on their responses.