Rewinding the Negative

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Rewinding the Negative

  • January 19, 2022
  • Posted by: Caitlin McCallum
  • Category: Wow Story
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Wow Wednesday Stories from the Classroom

After being out of the classroom for many years, I am the new Math Interventionist at our small private school in northern Michigan. Being back in the school setting after several decades of doing non-profit work has been both rewarding and challenging! The best part of my job is the small group and individual work I get to do with the students. I had not realized how much I missed those little faces and being a part of their learning journey.

As much as I know my job is to help them understand math concepts, I think it is just as important for them to feel success. So often when children struggle with academics, they begin to feel defeated and get the idea that learning is a source of continued failure. They start to disconnect. I spend a lot of time reversing those negative thoughts. Rewinding is something the classroom teacher doesn’t often have time to do individually, but in my resource room, we go back to the concepts that come easy and rebuild in the areas that were missed. The smiles return and confidence builds. How blessed I am to be here!

~ written by Shannon LaBudde, LSEM teacher at St. John Lutheran School in Rogers City, MI