Safety, choice, voice
Many adult learners — and many children — have experienced trauma: war, displacement, abuse, domestic violence, racism, loss. Trauma-aware practice doesn't require diagnosis:
1. SAFETY — predictable routines, named breaks, exit always allowed. 2. CHOICE — give learners options (sit anywhere; speak or pass). 3. VOICE — invite, never insist on disclosure. Stories are theirs. 4. CONNECTION before content — a known face, a kind question. 5. SELF-CARE for the teacher — secondary trauma is real; talk to peers.
It isn't softer teaching. It's better teaching.
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