Observant teachers have the opportunity to influence students who may be gifted in areas outside of the standard academic curriculum — teachers can keep their eyes open and recognize that, you know. This kid might be acting out, but he’s also very talented in this area. Some of those class clowns might end up being great actors one day, or very outspoken people in whatever profession they choose. But it’s just a matter of finding, or keeping your eyes open, looking at kids and saying, well he might be a knucklehead in this instance, but I see that he’s very talkative or he’s very artistic, or he does these different things. Maybe I can steer him in this direction.
