Literary Quote of the Day: "'Tis Torture and not Mercy"
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Life Lesson
Let’s get back to the ‘tis torture and not mercy quote. Romeo is governed by emotion. Guess who else is governed by emotions? Your students. And guess who else is governed by emotions? You and I! And what causes our emotions? Our thoughts. So what thoughts are we hearing over and over? I don’t know. I can’t read your mind. But it’s important to listen to the soundtracks playing in our brain and asking ourselves if they’re serving us. If they are, great. Keep playing it. If not, it’s time to change that soundtrack.
Are we governed by emotions in the classroom? There are days when we don’t feel like teaching. Note the term feel is about emotion. We can overcome those feelings with a well-prepared lesson. When we don’t have to drag a class through what we’re learning we’ll do much better, especially when it comes to a Shakespearean play.
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