tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post6615213151730726186..comments2023-10-10T05:20:11.192-04:00Comments on Elementary, My Dear, or Far From It: Bad Teacher (But Still Trying)Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725549451973770515noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post-9039170565005832472010-10-25T18:18:16.472-04:002010-10-25T18:18:16.472-04:00Thinking about your post reminded me of the famous...Thinking about your post reminded me of the famous quote by Haim Ginott. Reflecting on it has been helpful to me so many times! It causes me to do exactly what you suggested --listen more and give kids the benefit of the doubt.<br />"I have come to a frightening conclusion.<br />I am the decisive element in the classroom.<br />It is my personal approach that creates the climate.<br />It is my daily mood that makes the weather.<br />As a teacher I possess tremendous power to make a child's life miserable or joyous.<br />I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration.<br />I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal.<br />In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis<br />will be escalated or de-escalated, and a child humanized or de-humanized.<br /><br />Between Teacher and Childlmwmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954122799654802211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post-55559389951841601192010-10-22T17:46:08.839-04:002010-10-22T17:46:08.839-04:00Thank you for saying this out loud. I can also ge...Thank you for saying this out loud. I can also get caught by the moment and react out of frustration. And you are right. The situation almost always is resolved through taking a step back, and listening.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801891315341028282noreply@blogger.com