We’re all in this together
Posted by Mark Winegar on October 3, 2008
Vinnie gets some tutoring from a brainy girl and gets harassed by the sweathogs in this episode of Welcome Back, Kotter.
Sometimes learning involves growing pains. It can be scary changing your environment and the people you hang out with and old friends may not understand. This is a time when personal mistakes may be made.
Many of my students are first generation college students. Their families are supportive of their studies but don’t understand many of the things being taught. They often find it difficult to talk with the folks back home about their studies and new lives and this can be a demotivator. I bet you have some students like this too.
As like Lou Rawls says…
This is an opportunity for mentoring. We can help students understand their conflicted worlds are really one place. Show them the commonalities are greater than the differences. And most importantly show them someone understands and cares. After all, “We’re all in this together!” (Red Green).
