Young, Gay, and Murdered

The article we read about Larry King was very applicable to an educational psychology class. As teachers, one of our roles will be to "read" students and try to determine what they are going through. We definitely have to be empathetic and understand what is going on in their lives-we can't just teach our material and forget about the needs of our students. I'm definitely not saying that Larry's teachers were not watching, because they had spoken with both him and with Brandon about their conflicts. I am just pointing out that, even though it will be a difficult task, we need to try to understand what is going on in the lives of our students. We must recognize not only how they are responding to the subject matter, but also how they are responding to others and how others are responding to them. There is also a fine line to tread, though. You don't want to seem like you are singling a student out because this could label them with a social stigma. It's almost like you have to be involved with everyone to show the students you care, but you also have to be a little more involved in the lives of someone without them or anyone else noticing. This will be a tough task.