Commenting on Angie’s blog…………..I think the way she described having a student use email is very innovative.  I agree with her that the student IS still using email to communicate (which is the only use I know of for email too), however most teachers would never think of having a student use email to voice their frustrations.  For a student with emotional and behavioral problems, using email during the day could be a great outlet for relieving stress and anxiety.

One of my students last year struggled as he watched his parents seperate and divorce.  He cried often, and had a great amount of difficulty being away from his parents.  It was almost like he thought he might not ever see one of them again after they dropped him off at school.  I allowed this child to use my email to write his dad each day.  Usually, he would simply write, “I love you”.  His dad would later write him back and the student would read the message.  This was the only technique I found to calm this student…………he actually felt closer to his dad by communicating through email.  If it had not been for email, the student would have remained upset all day and not been able to concentrate on learning.