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- Inquiry: This is what we are all talking about right here.
- Role model: Usually it is effective that we keep up with the expectation that we have on students. Eg. If we want them to be punctual, we arrive in class on time, or even earlier, every time.
- Observe activities: Before and after classes, observe students’ activities among each other, it would be a great time to learn more about different students’ personalities/characteristics, and much more.
- How to engage the class? Use humour, I would plant small pieces of “humour bombs” throughout the class. This is one way to draw adolescents’ attention. Don’t worry if sometimes it doesn’t work well.
- Awarding limits creativity: At times when we want to provoke students’ creativity, it may not be a good idea to award on students’ creative ideas, which causes distraction on thinking process and limits students’ willingness to take “mental risk”.
- Give some autonomy: For example, let students decide on their own topics for their project, as long as it is meeting the general framework.
- It is OK to get angry, but how to deal with the anger is the key.
- When detecting bullying, separate the bully and bullied to gain control over the situation and learn more about it.
- Sometimes when students come to you to share about their situations, the best approach is to just listen, be a tellable teacher that students feel safe and comforted to just throw out their bad feelings to.
- Sometimes, we can learn from students, from their new discovery, from their subject in strength, and even from their strength that is not academic. This can not only benefit us, but also let them understand it is OK to not know about something, as long as we are willing to learn at any time.