A has left internet viewers in stitches after sharing what her 8th graders have said to her. Young teenagers can be particularly testing for educators as children cross the border into adolescence and start to form their identities. are at the forefront at this significant change and often bear the brunt of adolescent mood swings, disruption and jokes.
Molly Dugan, 26, (@miss.dugan1) from Kansas shared hilarious footage of remarks 8th graders have said to her in a May 16 video that Dugan told : "Building relationships with my students is my number one priority. Remember back to that time when we were all so worried about what others thought of us? "I try to eliminate that as much as possible in my room.
Just by being myself, I tend to embarrass myself a lot. Like..
. a lot, a lot; stories about this to come on my socials. I like to show them that it's OK to laugh at ourselves.
"When I'm the first to show my human side, my students start to feel more safe to be themselves, too," Dugan added. "My kids might poke fun at me and have some brutal one-liners, but they are all incredible humans whom I am proud to have taught." Now the Gen-Z educator teaches English-language arts at 7th and 8th grade level and, next year, will begin to teach high-school students.
Dugan said she has just finished her fifth year of teaching. She took a leap of faith after choosing it as a major and falling in love with secondary English education. She said her favorite thing about being a teacher is buil.