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What to do When We Suck?

The Teaching ELA Podcast

English - May 18, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutes - 4.66 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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There are times when you are going to say the wrong thing. You might give a lesson that just isn’t very good, You might hurt or disappoint your students or colleagues, hopefully unintentionally, but maybe sometimes on purpose.

It’s because sometimes, you suck. We all do, and it’s OK.

Takeaways

Sometimes we suck and that’s ok. Forgive yourself.When we resist the emotions that come with making mistakes we lash out at ourselves and others.Stopping and analyzing the situation from a place of humility and charity will turn the situation around–at least in your own head and that’s all that really matters.

ELA Teacher Links

Teaching Emotional Intelligence: Short Stories for Teaching EmpathyShort Story Catalog at ELACOMMONCORELESSONPLANS.comPoetry Collections at ELACommonCoreLessonPlans.com