Showing respect for students' feelings while setting limits on their behaviors.
-In his book, Teacher and Child, he illuminated the value of congruent communication and provided tactics that continue to resonate with teachers.
Have to remember that all students are individuals.
Good communication is the key to working effectively with students.
- Congruent communication = Situations rather than students' character & is harmonious with students' feelings about situations and themselves.
Teachers at their best - do not preach, moralize, impose guilt, or demand promises.
- Instead, they confer dignity on their students by treating them as social equals capable of making decisions for themselves.
Teachers at their worst - label students, belittle them, and denigrate their character.
Teachers should feel free to express anger and other emotions, but when doing it-- should use...
I-message; not you-message
For example-- I'm upset about the amount of noise; instead of saying You are being too noisy.
-In his book, Teacher and Child, he illuminated the value of congruent communication and provided tactics that continue to resonate with teachers.
Have to remember that all students are individuals.
Good communication is the key to working effectively with students.
- Congruent communication = Situations rather than students' character & is harmonious with students' feelings about situations and themselves.
Teachers at their best - do not preach, moralize, impose guilt, or demand promises.
- Instead, they confer dignity on their students by treating them as social equals capable of making decisions for themselves.
Teachers at their worst - label students, belittle them, and denigrate their character.
Teachers should feel free to express anger and other emotions, but when doing it-- should use...
I-message; not you-message
For example-- I'm upset about the amount of noise; instead of saying You are being too noisy.