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Attitude has a lot to do with teaching. I believe that a teacher\u2019s attitude can really have an effect on the \u201cfeel\u201d of the classroom. Attitude can be as simple as how you approach the day in the morning. If you\u2019re running late and you haven\u2019t had a cup of tea and you are scrambling to get a few things photocopied it\u2019s not the best way to start the day. Even if you have it all together by the time the students arrive I\u2019m sure they can sense your feelings. For me I really like to get to the school early. It gives me time to settle into the environment and feel relaxed and prepared before the students get there. It may not always be possible to control how you feel but I think when you are responsible for the well being of children you have to check in with yourself and make sure you acknowledge how you\u2019re feeling and how that might inform your interactions.<\/p>\n
One example I can think of is from when I was working as a literacy tutor for the school board where I used to live. I was spending the afternoon in the Kindergarten to work on some fine motor skills and printing with a couple students. The day before someone had brought in several ladybugs from the yard and they were being kept in a jar in the classroom. A junior kindergarten student (age 4) was excited to show me the ladybugs. When we looked in the jar, one of the ladybugs was definitely dead. \u201cMs. Lamba why isn\u2019t that one moving?!\u201d<\/p>\n
On my best day when I\u2019m feeling great and I\u2019m the best version of myself I would have said something wonderfully simple, factual and age appropriate to tell this little girl that the ladybug had died. That day wasn\u2019t my best day. I was just getting back to work after being very sick, I had a huge term paper due at the end of the week, and didn\u2019t feel like I had a lot of energy. I knew the conversation that this little girl deserved about living things just wasn\u2019t in me on that day. I told her that the ladybug was sleeping and diverted her attention elsewhere. Was this the right choice? I\u2019m still not sure.<\/p>\n
Sometimes in a yoga class the instructor will say something like \u201cif it\u2019s in your practice\u201d or \u201cif it\u2019s available to you extend your leg\u2026.\u201d. What they mean is that people have different amounts of flexibility in their bodies. On some days you might be more flexible than others. Yoga instructors say things like \u201clisten to your body\u201d. If you over extend yourself to a pose that isn\u2019t right for your body on that particular day you could put your health at risk. I think the same can be said for your teaching practice- you have to consider what is in your practice today.<\/p>\n
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