Teaching

Here is a quote from my class today... Dr. Haim Ginott: "I've come to the frightening conclusion 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." Since I feel much more like a mommy than a teacher, I can't help but think about how much this has to do with parenting and the home. Right now, I'm a bit stressed and I can't help but notice it showing on the kids. I guess that I have to keep this in mind and keep the seas calm.