Throughout human history, our greatest leaders and thinkers have used the power of words to transform our emotions, to enlist us in their causes, and to shape the course of destiny. […]
TEACHER BURNOUT AND EMOTION REGULATION STRATEGIES
Hello my friends! Teaching is an emotional endeavor. Teachers may experience happiness when students accomplish an important task, frustration when students cannot grasp a concept, disappointment with lack of effort. Teachers try […]
16 Practical Ideas for students with ADD
Hello my friends! Thank you very much for your kind emails!!! After twenty years in education (with students who experience dyslexia, reading, spelling, handwriting difficulties, ADD) and counselling, I know that teachers […]
The positive side of negative emotions
Hello my friends! Emotions can influence behavior, but they have other implications, as well. One important function of emotion is to provide information (Schwarz & Clore, 1983). Emotion regulation is driven by […]
Feeling Down and Overwhelmed by Life’s Challenges? 19 Steps to End Worrying.
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” —Albert Einstein. Hello my friends! Worry is a form of thinking. How we worry can either […]
What would Christmas be without love?
Hello my friends! Why can’t we all just love each other? Why do we hate things that are different? It doesn’t matter who you are, your skin color, sexuality and gender don’t […]
2 tips to stop negative thinking
Hello my friends! What are the typical ways in which you respond to the triggers you experience? When faced with a difficult situation, emotion, or decision, do you get caught up in […]
Teacher Stress
Hello my friends! The National Union of Teachers (UK) indicates the ways in which stress manifests itself: “The effects of stress can be manifested in many different ways including physical effects such […]
The Effective Teacher
Hello my friends! I just finished a wonderful book: 12 characteristics of an effective teacher by Robert J. Walker. Inspirational Stories of Teachers Who inspired Others to Become Teachers. I would like […]
Stress Resilience
Hello my friends, “The book of joy” is a wonderful, uplifting and inspirational book by two special people Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu. I want to share with you the following excerpt: […]