Erin Castillo is an American school teacher who’s created an amazing resource to help teachers check in with their students about their mental health.
Posting the idea on Instagram earlier this month, the photograph shows a teacher’s whiteboard titled “Monday Check-in”, with sections labelled, “I’m great”, “I’m okay”, “I’m meh”, “I’m struggling”, “I’m having a tough time and wouldn’t mind a check-in”, and “I’m not doing great”.
The idea is that students place a post-it note with their name discreetly on the back in the section they want to, and throughout the week a teacher will know to touch base to see how the child is doing.
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I think a better idea would be a locked mailbox somewhere in the room, where students could share whatever was on their mind - a thank you for a great lesson, a special request, a question about an upcoming assignment, mental health struggles, problems at home, etc. - without worrying about the other kids finding out. It's nice that she wants to give her students this outlet but the method needs some work.
How is anonymity preserved in this system?