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What a great video!! At first I thought the guy was annoying when he kept coming back to see victoria at the DMV. Then, I thought what a small world we live in when it came about that the woman in the wheelchair was Victoria's mother. Finally, I realize that my attitude that I walk into the classroom with in the morning will set the tone for the rest of day. People feel great when compliments are given to them and children are no different. I also realize that if you are never givin positive feedback or validation, you give up.
ReplyDeleteIn my classroom, i want to point out good points in all of my students. I realize that it might be easier to do so with some students then others but I should always be able to find something good in everyone, everyday. With that said, maybe some of those "problem" children might turn around and become prize students just because someone reached out to them.
Tracy -- What great insight! I agree with you that as the teacher, you have the power and the responsibility to set the tone in a classroom. It does influence every single person that enters the room, encounters the children in your class, and so forth. Sometimes, it is as simple as a friendly greeting.
ReplyDeleteI agree that as teachers we set the tone. My son Ladd can be very trying on a teacher's nerves but this year he has had the good fortune of having two teachers that believe in validating ALL students. BTW, one was a student teacher. Anyway tomorrow we will be attending WTS Honor Roll Breakfast where Ladd will be honored for his improvement in his academic performance. I attribute this to the tone that both of these teachers set in the classroom and therefore helped my son want to improve and achieve.
ReplyDeleteI totally saw the connection between this video and teaching. I think that it's so important for teachers to validate all students, especially the ones who seem sad or down. Look at how those people's day got better just from a few kind words from a stranger! And he felt so good because he was able to make them smile. As teachers, how great would it be to have this validation in our classrooms and have kids excited to be there? I also can relate to his experience with Victoria. She wouldn't smile for him and he got really discouraged. I think that it's so important to find out why someone is upset and won't respond to you. I've always believed in finding the good in all children and I intend to do this with my students.
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting video. At the beginning it reminded me of how important it is for people to feel appreciated and that sometimes we do not recognize what others do for us. It is interesting how everyone has a purpose for being alive and on this earth. All our actions affect other people whether we like it or not. It is important to teach our students that their attitude can very well affect other people. We need to show them that all people are going through circumstances that may be better or worse than the ones they may be personally going through. With that said, ,students need to know that they have the power to touch lives and make a difference simply by the actions they choose.
ReplyDeleteI admit that when I first began to watch this video I was giggling (how cheesy!). It only took a couple of minutes before I was entranced.
ReplyDeleteThe video had gotten me to think about all the times where I looked for validation and never found it. If everyone knew someone like the man in this video...just imagine how everyone would feel about themselves. The atmosphere within any given environment would be more pleasant, more positive.
Our classrooms will be our environments! It will be an environment that, as teachers, we will have control of, including the atmosphere within the room. It will be one of our many jobs to assure that each student in our classroom feels validated, that they are as important as anyone else and that they do matter in the constant fluid flow of the classroom. I believe that by the end of the school year students will have learned to validate themselves and eachother.
Your comments are reminding me of the Haim Ginott quote:
ReplyDelete“I've come to the frightening conclusioin that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It's my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child's life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or de-humanized.”
I agree with the prior comments about the importance of validation in the classroom but I also feel that it would be nice to allow some Hugh's attitude into our daily lives away from teaching too. Think about it. The next time you go to the store and you are at the checkout don't just throw your items on the belt and simply respond to them when they say hi. Greet them first, compliment them, talk about the weather, say something! I've started doing this a couple months ago and I must say you will leave the store with a large smile on your face :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for reminding us Ryan to incorporate this into our daily lives. Like you Ryan I try to do this and it makes a huge difference in how people react to you.
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