Have you ever felt unheard or unnoticed?

Here was this young high school student yelling and frustrated. He refused to complete any work and rebelled against authority.

I work in classrooms and I see the struggles that high school students go through. Many educators, and parents/guardians for that matter, assume teenagers have it so easy. They forget how it feels to process so many “firsts”, and they don’t realize how quickly some of these kids have had to grow up.

People get lost in the sea of teenagers and forget that each one has an individual story.

So I pulled the student aside, and instead of demanding he do work, I asked him about his day, his life, sports, and favorite games. I got to know the person instead of the student.

After that, he completed all of his work.

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