This video makes the important distinction between "kids do well if they wanna" vs. "kids do well if then can." Early in my career I made the mistake of believing that kids do well if they want to, so my job is to make him/her want to. I've worked in schools that share a similar belief. After years of working with challenging kids I agree that all kids want to do well. The challenge is finding out why can't that student meet a particular goal. This is a much challenging, but important role. To me it all comes down to building relationships and getting to know kids. Taking the time to see past challenging behaviors and showing that kid you really care about them as a person.
