Handle With Care

 Sometimes students are like fragile packages...

...and they need to be handled with care.  

Students can go through a lot of challenges and emotions. Just because they're kids doesn't mean they don't deal with some heavy "life" stuff.  

Today there were several kids who were dealing with a lot...burdens too heavy to carry. Sometimes they want to talk about it, and sometimes they don't. At times, asking them about it makes them more vulnerable. And sad.  

When this happens, I always email a counselor, so that a student can get what he/she needs. I also email my teammates, so that they know ahead of time what to expect. In the subject line, I put "handle with care."  Details aren't important. But what is crucial is that students feel loved and supported, and they get a little extra love and patience until they're feeling better.

Every once in a while, we all need to be handled with a little extra grace and care.