Sticky Hope

In episode six, Ruth and Becca discuss the way bias influences the decisions educators make when responding to students who are not at their finest.

In the last episode, Ruth and Becca focused on deciding who we want to be when facing extreme behaviors. In this episode they talk about all of the other kids when an educator's attention is consumed by a child who is showing a stress response.

Still tugging threads from Episode 002: Kindergarten, Suspension, and What We Know About the World, in this episode Ruth and Becca consider taking the time to reflect and notice patterns. It begins by deciding who we want to be when faced with dysregulated behaviors.

Digging into the idea of well-nourished lives, we know it doesn't look the same for everyone. Ruth Ayres and Becca Burk discuss the importance of offering well-nourished lives to help strengthen emotional regulation. They define three questions to support well-nourished living in our classrooms and our lives.

It can be shocking to hear people contemplate suspending a kindergarten student. Ruth Ayres and Becca Burk discuss whether suspension helps students grow academically and become mentally fit. This is a complicated topic, and at the end there are still more questions to explore.

Whether you're facing a sticky situation with a student and a tricky behavior or a sticky conversation with a colleague or students' loved ones, choosing to find and provide hope is necessary. Ruth Ayres and Becca Burk decided it was time to chronicle their journey of interacting with kids.