Practical tools for teachers

Hello all,

I wanted to share with you a short blog post I put together about some practical tools for teaching with compassion. I say practical because keynote speakers at conferences love hear themselves say “love your students,” but they never provide any methodology for getting better at whatever that is.

Principals love to say “we’re here for the kids,” but it’s always taken as a have or have not situation, meaning you either come to the job prepared to open your heart to 120+ unknown children every semester or you don’t, in which case you’re “in the wrong field” they will say.

I am tired of the way we pretend that makes any sense. There’s a downright spiritual demand on teachers and no one, anywhere down the line, is willing to help prepare them for that aspect of the job. It’s assumed you’re already ready, then you land in a classroom and are floored by the reality that “love” entails, which is a little more than most of us bargained for.

But there ARE practical ways to grow your capacity to do that part of the job. It doesn’t require you getting pumped up by some guest speaker and riding those vibes all school year. You can literally practice and get better at all those abstract parts, and I wanted to share some methods I’ve found extremely useful for that. I’m not selling anything. Just a teacher interested in becoming a better teacher.

Here’s a link to the post if you’re interested:

Teaching With Love

Submitted August 20, 2022 at 07:18AM by FeniAdFenicem https://ift.tt/O6YQBWe