Gangstas Wanksta And Ridas In Urban Schools

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Working with children isn’t easy however learning the right techniques and implementing certain behaviors can help make the transition easier. For instance, in class we discussed an article that described about teachers that would be considered either gangstas, wanksta or ridas in urban areas. The first set of teachers that could be considered wanksta are teachers that always talk about doing something but never actually goes forth with the idea. This can negatively impact students because if you’re not willing to go the extra mile to help your students it can hurt their education. Gangstas on the other hand, are teachers who barely even like their job as teacher and their community. However, one of the best teachers out there would be the ridas. These teachers are people who go the extra …show more content…

However, after using activities to help get better understanding of the student as well as setting rules can make it easier. First, I would tell the students all the rules by using the C.H.A.M.P.S method during the first meeting so the student can understand the expectations during all the meetings. Since, I’ve worked as an America Tutor in the past if a student did not respect the rule or had hard time with it we would do activities and one-one time to understand the difficulty behind it. For instance, if a student were to say no to participating in an activity I would try different methods such as asking if they would like to be in a smaller group and talk to them to learn what is bothering them from participating. At the end of the day the most important thing is communication. The way that you communicate with the students will play huge impact in the the student will learn but also the way that you carry yourself. If you go to work with not a positive attitude then you will receive the same outcome with your student and vice

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