Comments on: A Balancing Act http://6seconds.org/blog/2008/03/03/a-balancing-act.html Emotional Intelligence News and Views Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:56:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Debbie Havert http://6seconds.org/blog/2008/03/03/a-balancing-act.html#comment-204 Debbie Havert Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:40:01 +0000 http://6seconds.org/blog/2008/03/03/a-balancing-act.html#comment-204 Tessy, Thanks so much for your comments! I must say I do worry about comments and mindsets about children and it is difficult to change those ideas around a child's "reputation." So making it a major focus to look at a child with honor is really important to me. I really enjoyed our horticultural metaphors!! Tessy,

Thanks so much for your comments! I must say I do worry about comments and mindsets about children and it is difficult to change those ideas around a child’s “reputation.” So making it a major focus to look at a child with honor is really important to me.

I really enjoyed our horticultural metaphors!!

]]> By: Tessy http://6seconds.org/blog/2008/03/03/a-balancing-act.html#comment-203 Tessy Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:40:21 +0000 http://6seconds.org/blog/2008/03/03/a-balancing-act.html#comment-203 How beautifully expressed Debbie. I admit to going out of my way to avoid information on students before I meet them. A few weeks later I seem very keen to know everything about them. Does the information support my own impressions? Whichever way round you choose, I have never know a student not to flourish under a positive gaze, or wither under the burden of historical labels. Horticultural metaphors are very useful :) How beautifully expressed Debbie. I admit to going out of my way to avoid information on students before I meet them. A few weeks later I seem very keen to know everything about them. Does the information support my own impressions?

Whichever way round you choose, I have never know a student not to flourish under a positive gaze, or wither under the burden of historical labels.

Horticultural metaphors are very useful :)

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