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Talking to kids without alopecia about this/me venting
So, I subsitute teach right now. I mainly am in elementary rooms since that's what my license is in but was in a group of rather rude middle schoolers the other day. I was leaning over helping a student you know but of course one guy notices I'm wearing a wig and feels the need to announce it to the rest of the room. I was trying to ignore his comments and questions both since he had been rude since he walked in the room and he needed to get to his schoolwork Any advice on how to react to kids comments, questions, giggles sometimes when they realize this? I've either ignored it so far or given a simple explanation like "my body is just acting kind-of funny right now so my hair's fallen out when I've felt its necessary" Anyway, I'm more venting now than anything but would appreciate anyone's experiences and input on this. I've had both those who are so nice and sweet about it and the blatant teasing and disrespect related to it.
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Permalink Reply by Amy on -
I am also a teacher. One of my grade two students once asked me why my hair never grows. I had a good laugh and said I get it cut lots. She replied that I must be rich because her mom said haircuts are expensive.
I've been thinking about telling my students, but am not sure. It would be nice to wear hat to school now and then when I'm no in the wig mood.
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Permalink Reply by Tallgirl on -
I am hiding my party mohawk. It's not appropriate for teaching.
You [rude one who gossips] have a pass to go to the liberary and research "Alopecia Areata." Don't come back until you have a ten-page paper done. Take all day.
Everyone: write a paper on how you would feel if you lost a body part.
Discussion: How would you feel if someone was rude to your mom, sister or grandmother?
Everyone has a secret. Some people don't want to talk about theirs out loud.
My hair is really green. (Show the old movie The Boy with Green Hair.)
Buy a copy of the alopecia video from www.naaf.org.
Send him to the school nurse, principal or counselor...and next time, give the administration a heads up that you might have to do this during the day. Or, ask up front how that school handles such cases so a sub won't leave in tears...as I once did, midday. (That school had an entire class write me apology letters, which I received the last school day before Christmas break. However, I never again subbed at that school because I didn't like catcalls of 'Mrs. Doubtfire' across the playground.)
By the way...once it is your own classroom, you can hold grades in hostage and have referral slips handy. Good leverage. Hang in there!
---Now full-time special ed teacher, with my own class
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