Some of
the things that students need to learn during identity development are how to
persevere through difficult problems, to feel the satisfaction of a job well
done, and to set goals and work towards them. I can help them do this by giving
them projects to do in school, showing them how to plan it out, maybe giving
them deadlines for various portions of it, and breaking it down into smaller,
doable parts.
I can work
as a facilitator, leading discussions that help develop critical thinking, so
that students can begin to think about what their beliefs and values are,
separate from their parents. In fact, I
need to encourage discussion and
debate, especially with concepts or ideas that are challenging students’
perceptions of the world.
Other
things that are important for identity development are gaining a sense of who
they are in their job, gender, politically, and religiously. I can foster this
by giving them assignments that help them explore themselves, or allow them to
explore how they think about something that may be controversial or different
from the way their parents think. I can also help them navigate through
difficult peer relationships, modeling how to work out problems, and giving
them guidance if anything happens in my class that would need working through.
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