tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post7654756373519197345..comments2024-03-19T00:04:13.541-04:00Comments on Successful Teaching: Social Skills in the Workplaceloonyhikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-65833024562679749122008-11-16T09:45:00.000-05:002008-11-16T09:45:00.000-05:00m-dawg: I agree with you on the thumb sucking. It ...m-dawg: I agree with you on the thumb sucking. It is definitely a home issue and not a school issue unless it somehow disrupts the classroom. My sister in law is in her 60s now and has always sucked her thumb, yet she is a competent nurse and great caregiver.loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-89288276834927118032008-11-06T17:16:00.000-05:002008-11-06T17:16:00.000-05:00As I've mentioned in previous posts, I teach 9th g...As I've mentioned in previous posts, I teach 9th grade. In the Freshman House, we are having a HUGE problem this year with the lack of social skills. This is the worst that I've ever seen in my ten years teaching high school social studies.<BR/><BR/>For example, on my team, we have three students (1 boy and two girls) that suck their thumbs (I need to point out they are 14 years old). From whatM-Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597592214404682497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-81914136717532268332008-11-06T06:46:00.000-05:002008-11-06T06:46:00.000-05:00mama monkey: Thanks for your comment and I have so...mama monkey: Thanks for your comment and I have so many ideas that I thought I would write a whole blog post about it. It will probably be posted Monday. I will keep you updated.loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-29303622883594607072008-11-05T21:56:00.000-05:002008-11-05T21:56:00.000-05:00Your piqued my interest, and your thoughts seem ri...Your piqued my interest, and your thoughts seem right on target to me. I am always pondering social skills with my 3 homeschooled kids, one of whom is on the autism spectrum. I definitely think this is as important as academics. I am curious. How do you work on social skills with your students in the classroom? I'd love to hear more about how you integrate this into your teaching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com