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Teach tough kids using EI skills
Every teacher deals with at least one “tough kid” in his/her classroom. Maybe the student ignored your instructions or laughed at your attempts to utilize the classroom essential agreements steps.
1. Set the Tone
I strongly believe that a student’s misbehavior in the past does not necessarily equate to future indiscretions. At the beginning of the school year, teachers talk to each other and ask questions. They inquire about who works well together, who should not sit next to each other….
Our emotional brain is programmed to unconsciously associate meaning with the events around us. When someone makes a comment, meaning is associated with that comment and emotions are automatically triggered.
Dani Sharabaty
Emotional reactions are spontaneous, they happen before our brain can logically process the event, and depending on individual programming, the reactions can take a variety of forms.
Paying attention to a person’s body language can help you begin to understand what he or she might really be feeling.
Leadership and Supervision in the Workplace
Difference between Leadership and Supervision
Leadership is based on personal example, good management practices, and moral responsibility. Supervision is the act of directing, monitoring a task or a project to ensure it is done properly. Leadership however is defined in many different ways, but leaders always have influence. The ability to influence others is a common leadership quality.
Supervision does not require the ability to influence, only the ability to delegate. So, the difference between leadership and supervising is found in the person in charge. Leaders are gifted individuals while supervisors can be taught a management style.
