Luzie

Não nos conhecemos, não sei quem ela é, mas a verdade é que me revejo tanto no que ela diz, no que sente, nos seus desabafos, que gostava mesmo de a conhecer. Mesmo sabendo que ela está a milhares de quilómetros de distância, na Alemanha.

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If i focus on my performance and appearance as a teacher, meaning that if i consciously radiate patience  (and thus confidence) and speak calmly and firmly, my students respond much more quickly and correctly. however, if i am stressed and easily irritable (read: towards the end of each school day, and very often on fridays), the impulses i send out into the classroom seem to be unclear, not precise enough, confusing. as a consequence, my students show more of the behavior which triggers my patience devil.

it takes (and took) a lot of introspection and self-evaluation to link the students’ behavior to my own behavior (instead of only blaming them). but doing exactly that has given me a new degree of awareness. and with this awareness, which directly affects the atmosphere i create in my classroom, come more good and fulfilling (school) days.. like today. it’s good to see that the at times oh-so-frustrating means of self-improvement and personal growth are worth it, oh-so-worth it.

Luzie 

in Notes of Life