It's been two days since this Uvalde shooting. One of our students, who is a work study, lost someone at the horrific event. The reason i bring this up is because I relied on what I learned here about becoming a better listener. So many times I try to provide feedback but this was not one of those cases.
I believe we all have been empathetic listeners but until now I didn't know what it was or that it had this name. I focused on only listening, making connections with the student and sharing their feelings.
