about the last blog:
hmm...
it's good to be aware of those feelings cause it's so important for a teacher to know when you need to repair a relationship that has been damaged. and yes, every interaction with a student is an important relationship, one that must be maintained.
i see it as a mistake to say that i just need to get over it, cause that ignores any hurts that may happen when you try to maintain order in a learning setting. the rules must be upheld and i won't feel bad for singling you out of you break them is the most common mistake that teachers make. i'm sure that everyone has experienced this.
yes, you admonish the rule-breaker, but then you also must bring that person back, reintegrate them with the community. this is the step that is most often lacking.
and if you don't feel bad about admonishing rulebreakers, and merely harden yourself believing that punishing is for their own good, then that repair tends to not happen. and you get unhappy people.
the minute i stop empathy is the minute i become ineffective as a teacher.
be joyous.
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