"A caring teacher can be a child's salvation against all odds, (Larrivee, 2009).
Conclusion/Summary
Children and youth with emotional disturbances need our full attention and support. As educators, school professionals, and parents we need to be the light in these students' lives. The high dropout and unemployment rates continue to increase and this vicious cycle needs to be stopped. In the school system, we are going to be faced with students that exhibit challenging behaviors and it is our job to mentor these students rather than manage and control them. With our knowledge and full-awareness of the disability, we need to help these students live more functional, healthy, and productive lives. Students with ED deserve just as much of a chance as any other individual in our classroom. There are also students in our classrooms today that may have emotional or behavioral struggles. It is our full duty to support and service these students to make progress academically, socially, and emotionally.
Throughout this website, you have been provided with many alarming and disheartening statistics and facts about children and youth with emotional disturbances. While these statistics and facts are tough to read, you have also been exposed to different techniques, approaches, and strategies that give us hope in guiding these students down the right path to lead a successful life. YOU have the power to make a difference in your students' lives. Children and youth with emotional disturbances are going to push you to the limit, but it is your job to stand by them and not give up. Remember, you may be the biggest cheerleader in the life of the child or youngster with ED.
So the question remains...
How are you going to positively impact and make a difference in the life of today's children and youth with ED?
Throughout this website, you have been provided with many alarming and disheartening statistics and facts about children and youth with emotional disturbances. While these statistics and facts are tough to read, you have also been exposed to different techniques, approaches, and strategies that give us hope in guiding these students down the right path to lead a successful life. YOU have the power to make a difference in your students' lives. Children and youth with emotional disturbances are going to push you to the limit, but it is your job to stand by them and not give up. Remember, you may be the biggest cheerleader in the life of the child or youngster with ED.
So the question remains...
How are you going to positively impact and make a difference in the life of today's children and youth with ED?
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