Students of Military Families
Facts
move avg of 9 times in school career (2017 Annual Business Meeting, 2017)
April= month of military child
Texas is second in line of active duty dependants (Active Duty Military Dependents, 2017)
630,000 children between 5 and 18 have a deployed parent (57%) (2017 Annual Business Meeting, 2017)
Typical behaviors
Red Flags
aggresion (Typical Students' Behavior in Response to Deployment , 2016)
violence (Typical Students' Behavior in Response to Deployment , 2016)
unwillingness to participate (Typical Students' Behavior in Response to Deployment , 2016)
worry, anger, resentment, and, guilt are all common behaviors (Typical Students' Behavior in Response to Deployment , 2016)
upon return they may be reluctant (Typical Students' Behavior in Response to Deployment , 2016)
resilience (Elias, 2016)
misconceptions
emotionally challenged
below standard academics
socially challenged
How can teachers help?
express that feelings of anger, sadness, and frustration are normal to feel (Ideas to Help Students Cope, 2016)
be aware of dates (Ideas to Help Students Cope, 2016)
being willing to talk if the student wants to (Ideas to Help Students Cope, 2016)
Activities
writting letters (Ideas to Help Students Cope, 2016)
video chatting (Ideas to Help Students Cope, 2016)
counting down the days (Ideas to Help Students Cope, 2016)