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Hope that our interaction truly motivates our sense of responsibility toward the educational development...Rolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156973231366149732noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499400819028675561.post-77803218744137068692012-06-19T22:11:00.000+03:002015-09-15T21:01:37.150+03:0014 tips for Helping Children with Emotional Intelligence<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><u><em>14
tips for Helping Children with Emotional Intelligence<o:p></o:p></em></u></span></b><br />
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</v:stroke></v:shapetype></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Our
emotional intelligence is the ability to understand our own feelings and the
feelings of others so we can get along with other people. Experts have found
that our emotional intelligence is the biggest predictor of life happiness. If
we want to help our children develop emotional intelligence we need to help
them name their feelings then to guide them through the how to find an
effective solution.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Children with higher emotional
intelligence are more likely to be sociable, cooperative, optimistic and able
to solve problems. They tend to be better-behaved, less impulsive, and have a
higher academic performance. They are happier, have more friends and are more
likely to be successful in life. So there is a big impact on what we do as
parents.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><em>So what can we do to help our
children develop emotional intelligence?</em></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1. Accept our children’s emotions
and emotional responses </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">‘That must have been really
frustrating’ ‘Wow, you are showing me how angry you feel’ ‘That’s great, I can
tell how excited you are’ ‘it can be tough when friends let you down like
that.’ ‘You look pretty upset. Something must have happened,’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2. Help them label their emotions. </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">‘You sound upset’, ‘you look really
down’, ‘I’m guessing you’re feeling really sad about that’ ‘You’re looking a
bit worried’. I imagine you must be feeling….’ ‘That must have hurt’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3. Encourage children to talk about
their feelings</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">‘Hey, you sound really fed up about
that. Do you want to talk about it? ‘How did that make you feel?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4. Help them to recognise cues as to
how other people may be feeling </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">‘How do you think that made him
feel?’ ‘What do you think was going on for her?’ ‘How would you feel if that
happened to you?’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">5. Help children be aware when their
tension is building and what creates stress for them. </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">‘Are you finding this stressful?’
‘There seems to be a lot going on for you at the moment –are you feeling
tense?’ ‘I can see from the way you are clenching your jaw that you are feeling
angry’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">6. Teach them how to calm themselves
down. </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">‘Do you think a bit of time to calm
down would help?’ ‘Would it help if you took some deep breaths?’ “When that
happens again could you say to yourself: ‘I can stay calm’ ‘Everyone makes
mistakes’ or ‘It was an accident’” ‘Shall we sit down later when you’ve had a
chance to cool off and have a chat about it?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7. Teach children alternative ways
of expressing their frustrations</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">‘How could you explain how you feel
using your words rather than hitting?’ ‘Can you think of a different way to let
him know how angry you are?’ ‘I don’t like feeling blamed. If you want
something you will need to tell me in another way’. ‘Could tell your friend how
that made you feel?’ ‘What do you think you will do next time you feel like
that?’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">8. Teach them how to problem solve</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">‘Shall we write down a whole list of
things that could help, and then you could choose which you want to try first’
‘What do you think would happen if you did that?’ ‘How do you think he’d
respond to that?’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">9. Teach children positive self-talk
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“When you are feeling like that what
could you say? : ‘I can handle this’ ‘I can do it’ ‘I just need to do my best’
‘every day I am getting better and better’ ‘I deserve to be happy’ ‘I love a challenge’
‘This is going to need my best effort’”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">10. Recognise what motivates them to
perform at their best</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">‘What do you think you could say at
the start of the day that would help you feel more positive?’ ‘I’ve noticed
that when things get difficult you just keep trying’ ‘I can see that once you
have a goal, you don’t give up until you’ve reached it’ ‘You said you would do
it….and you did’ ‘I like the way you have planned everything you need to revise
for your exam’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11. Teach children to listen and
talk in ways that enables them to resolve conflicts and negotiate win-win
solutions</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">‘How can we sort this out so that we
are both happy?’ ‘What do you think she wants?’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">‘What would be a good solution so
you can both get what you need?’ ‘How could you explain that in a way she could
hear?’ ‘I like it when you use ‘I messages’ rather than blaming me’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">12. Comment when our children show
self-control </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">‘You handled yourself really well
just now’ ‘I like the way you stayed calm when he was raising his voice -That
showed a lot of self-control’ ‘I was impressed with the way you used your words
and kept your hands to yourself!’ ‘you really stayed calm when you were doing
that puzzle, even when you couldn’t find the right piece –you just kept on
trying –that was impressive’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">13. Talk about our own feelings</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">‘I’m feeling really fed up about all
the mess around the house’ ‘I feel so frustrated when I start to say something
and you interrupt’ ‘I get really worried when you don’t come home from school
at the normal time’ ‘I love it when I come home to a tidy kitchen.’ ‘I’m
feeling a bit low…I think I’ll organise a night out with my friends’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">14. Model how to remain calm and in
control when we are angry</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">‘I’ve had a rough day at work – can
we talk about this later when I’ve had a chance to cool off?’ ‘I don’t like the
way you’re talking, and I’m not prepared to sit here and listen to comments
like that’. ‘Hey, there’s something I’d like to talk about, is now a good time
to talk?’ ‘I can feel myself getting angry; maybe we’d better go home’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What do you do to help your child
develop the ability to understand their feelings or those of others and help
them get on with other people?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156973231366149732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499400819028675561.post-11040879656867962072012-05-10T09:09:00.000+03:002012-05-11T08:11:16.759+03:00I wonder !!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I wonder why we are that far from being involved in contemporary approaches of teaching !!!</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">.......................................</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I wonder why we are not able to provide new surveys of knowledge for our students !!!</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">.......................................</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I wonder why we keep a distance from every new aspect of challenge !!!</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">.......................................</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I wonder why we are stick to boring traditional methods !!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">......................................</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Is it because we are scared of trying something new ???</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Or</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Is it because we are not competitive enough ???</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Or</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Is it because we really don't care ???</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Or</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Is it because we've no goals ???</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Or</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Is it because of "WE"???</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Let us think about it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This logo explicitly describes the interrelationship rooted between"Storytelling" as an</span> <span style="font-size: large;">instructional method and teaching major subjects in schools; and it manifests the centrality of being a main contributor of character building.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">It is not an easy task to be a good story teller. A wise teacher should be aware of the useful advantages of such teaching tool. It is an art, a professional art, that embodies and conceals a high sense of responsibility towards growing individuals. He/she should be skillful enough to master the appropriate voice, tone, facial expressions, gestures and imagination. By encountering these skills, a teacher is capable of addressing both the heart and the mind of students and consequently approaching the academic purpose.</span></div>
</div>Rolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156973231366149732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499400819028675561.post-80636479071974932572012-04-30T20:05:00.002+03:002012-05-02T12:23:05.992+03:00The Art of Happiness<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Among the greatest blessings is to have a calm, stable, and happy heart. For in Happiness the mind is clear, enabling one to be a productive person. It has been said that happiness is an art that need to be learned. The basic principle of achieving happiness is having the ability of enduring and coping with any situation. Therefore we should not be governed by difficulties and we should train ourselves to be patient and forbearing. Being a self-centred person, keeps away from flavouring the sweetness of happiness, while thinking of one's self as a part of the whole universe makes life more coherent and
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Every person is capable of performing his daily tasks, no
matter how difficult they are, and every person is capable of living happily
during his day until the sun sets and this is the meaning of life.” Robert
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</div>Rolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156973231366149732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499400819028675561.post-64707600334845853312012-04-30T19:29:00.000+03:002012-05-02T12:24:30.910+03:00Do not mimic the personality of others<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Every person has his own set of talents, abilities, skills,
and preferences. And that is what makes a unique and special personality.
Trying to benefit from experiences or knowledge of others is a required issue, but
trying to imitate them is a disastrous behaviour. Moreover, to melt into the personality of another, for whatever reason, is akin to suicide. It is eventually the problem of some people that they do not strive to achieve progress, rather they would choose the easy way of being pretentious. That kind of people lacks the will and the competency to overcome laziness and low self-esteem. As educators, we should be
aware of developing and improving our own abilities, talents, and skills in
order to be constructive and reflective. This process of development must
accompany an establishment of an independent, creative, and unique methodology.
As a matter of fact, we should be aware of delivering this conception to our
children at home or school. It is the active way of living that we should
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</div>Rolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156973231366149732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499400819028675561.post-60429579681527704622012-04-29T01:59:00.000+03:002012-04-29T23:13:54.022+03:00Webinar Post<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was looking forward to attending a webinar about "Creating a Culture of Responsibility", the issue is really interesting to know about and realising the required techniques is considerably concerning. Unfortunately, the Internet connection was very slow to attend the webinar, I wasn't lucky. Today, I have received few posts about recent webinars, it's my pleasure to share one of them with my dear bloggers.</span><br />
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What does it mean to thrive, flourish, and be happy?</h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Focusing on the process, not the out come</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Devote a great amount of time to family and friends</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Are comfortable and expressing gratitude</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Are often the first to lend a helping hand</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Savior life's pleasures and try to live in the present moment</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Physical exercise is a weekly or daily exercise</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Deeply involved in lifelong goals and ambitions</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Practise optimism</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Have the coping mechanisms to deal with challenges</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Despite pain, difficulties, and life challenges, people seek methods and procedures for a better survival. Actually, happiness should be a social demand and striving to approach it is a natural human behaviour. Happiness leads to a constructive and productive life as methods applied are very important and relieving.</span></div>
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</div>Rolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156973231366149732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499400819028675561.post-33406364986729410722012-04-21T22:56:00.000+03:002012-04-29T23:13:17.928+03:00Storytelling as an Instuctional Method<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>Stories </em></strong>are a natural mode of thinking; they have powerful and effective impact on people. <strong><em>Storytelling</em></strong> is a traditional instructional method that has been recognised for centuries and until today. It is an art or craft of organising and transmitting information, teaching morals and implementing life lessons.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Repetition </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A single theme</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Vivid word pictures</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A well developed plot</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Pleasing sounds</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Dramatic appeal</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Memorable characters</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Storytelling is a tool adopted, developed and recommended by teachers and educators in order to manage classrooms, engage students and grasp their attention. The strengths of such tool make it :</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Provide a structure for remembering course material</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Grasping and engaging students' attention</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Create interest in subject-matter</span></li>
<li>Familiar and accessible form of sharing information</li>
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</div>Rolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156973231366149732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499400819028675561.post-18155105628622554452012-04-19T10:25:00.000+03:002012-04-29T23:15:09.759+03:00Tolerance, Acceptance and Positive attitude<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Dealing with students in classroom seems to be a hard mission unless teachers are deeply and fully aware of their role as educators. Teaching students certain academic subjects should not be separated from the sense of duty toward forming and developing their character. Establishing a bridge of interchangeable trust between teachers and students is a main factor for overcoming teaching difficulties. Here are a few tips, I have experienced with my children, and I believe they could be applied in classroom as well.</div>
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<li><strong><em>Tolerate </em></strong>your students' mistakes and misbehaving, be firm but do not be cruel, control your reactions, don't punish them while you are angry, and show them a merciful attitude in all situations. </li>
<li><strong><em>Accept and respect</em></strong> your students and really do love them. Respect their minds and thoughts, encourage them to express their feelings, never critisize the 'person' but the behavior, and let them feel that you accept them for who they are regardless of their academic performance and social rank.</li>
<li><strong><em> Be positive</em></strong>, fair, encouraging, motivating, optimistic, constructive, understanding, modest, and enlightening in order to lead a fruitful role.</li>
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Personally, I find them really effective and approaching. It is important for students to feel secure of extreme consequences, direct criticism, and neglection. As educators you are supposedly reflecting wisdom and through your actions and reactions, you are eventually guiding your students to make better choices. </div>
</div>Rolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156973231366149732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499400819028675561.post-86298201844378700962012-04-13T16:52:00.000+03:002012-04-29T23:18:37.556+03:00It is never too late...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>...<span style="color: #20124d;"> forgive those who caused you pain...</span></em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>... forget your hardships...</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>... recollect your potentials...</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>... recover your failure...</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>... proceed your fears...</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>... redeem your conscience...</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>... liberate your good deeds...</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>... reconsider your thoughts...</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>... think of your actions...</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>... evaluate your reactions...</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>... enlighten your minds...</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>... refreshen your senses...</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>... search for happiness...</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>... own your decisions...</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>It's never too late to... go ahead...</em></span></div>
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</div>Rolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156973231366149732noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499400819028675561.post-88844252585163631842012-03-25T23:18:00.000+03:002012-04-29T23:15:44.738+03:00Pleasures of Charity<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There are many things a person can do in life to approach happiness, a temporary happiness that is limited to the action itself and to its validity. A completely different taste of eternal and everlasting happiness is that a person can sense and grace when devoting his whole life and actions to charity. It does not mean the action of giving money to the poor , or feeding a hungry person; it rather conceives a more elegant significance. Charity , through its broader sense and conception, means a tolerant smile to a little child , a compassionate hand to an old, an understanding and helpful guidance to a troubled teenager, a cheerful greeting to a neighbour, and so many other human values are concealed into this aspect. As a matter of fact, it is a whole life style that provides a deep sense of self-relief, satisfaction, modesty and social bonding. Adopting this aspect as a human behaviour reflects a sense of social dignity and revelation to overcome self-centred attitude and ignorance of the other. It is an educational duty to implement such concepts in our daily life with our children and of course in school curriculum.<br />
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<u>A question appears to the mind: what is the relation between<strong><em> Charity</em></strong> as a human behaviour and <strong><em>Emotional Intelligence?</em></strong></u></div>
</div>Rolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156973231366149732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499400819028675561.post-52562387693836418322012-03-22T17:23:00.000+02:002012-05-07T18:06:13.943+03:00Is it true?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Three years ago, I was watching a program on a TV channel that covered different <em>educational</em> and family issues.The guest of the program shed the light on misconceptions of e<em>ducation</em> and the failure of some practitioners of the field to revalue these misconceptions . He discussed the old saying that we are all familiar with; "a teacher is like a candle that consumes itself to enlighten others' way" and he disapproved the whole idea commenting that teacher's role has been culturally and meaningfully misunderstood . The guest, who is a professor of Education, stressed that we no more need teachers to be consumed in order to enlighten and guide others , we need them to maintain, develop and progress their abilities while continuing their active and evolving guidance. I was really grasped by the analysis as it seemed quite appealing. Sometimes we take things for granted,or adopt certain view points just because they were claimed by someone in authority ( teacher,parent...), not because we approve them, we truly need to be open-minded.Maybe we should re-overview our e<em>ducational</em> aspects and concepts trying to be practical rather than theoretical,and rational rather than emotional, otherwise we will end consuming ourselves for the sake of just confirming others' beliefs.</span></div>
</div>Rolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156973231366149732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499400819028675561.post-10528074986691415172012-03-17T17:29:00.000+02:002012-04-29T23:17:24.904+03:00Emotional Intelligence<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<strong><em>Emotional Intelligence</em></strong> is a modern concept referred to nowadays as a role factor for success. It is no more acceptable to be intellectually intelligent in order to achieve your goals ; it is rather important to master the emotional mechanism that supports your enquiries and leads your attitude toward a constructive personality ; so it is all about being "heart smart" not "book smart".<br />
The ability to identify , understand, manage and control your own emotions and feelings and the ability to recognise the emotional state of others make you a brilliant communicative person who interacts securely and effectively with his surrounding.<br />
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<strong><em>Emotional Intelligence</em></strong> cannot be learned through the standard academic way , it is rather acquired and learned through emotional interaction by means of sensory, nonverbal,and daily life behaviour.<br />
The first step to such skill , according to many specialists of the field, is the child-parent relationship.<br />
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As educators aim to constructing a highly motivated and successful generation , they actually need to go beyond the traditional teaching methods. They eventually represent a role model to their students, so they are deeply committed to reflect an intellectual-emotional- balanced character. Educators must understand the individual differences of their students , read their emotional awareness, and recognise their demand for self-esteem. They also have to realise the ultimate goal of their mission as builders of nations and societies , not mere transformers of information . Teaching students how to control anger, how to maintain social relationships, how to realise responses of others, how to overcome hardships, how to actualise nonverbal communicative skills positively, and many other emotional techniques and strategies ; is quite important in order to achieve human and social success.</div>
</div>Rolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156973231366149732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499400819028675561.post-62059736003401797832012-03-11T17:30:00.001+02:002012-05-11T08:14:07.312+03:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>The one who overcomes his own self is more brave than the one who conquers a city.</em></span><br />
(an Indian proverb)</div>Rolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156973231366149732noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499400819028675561.post-9413058615889950722012-03-07T21:05:00.002+02:002012-03-07T21:05:44.398+02:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>be careful, but do not be slow</strong></span>...............</div>Rolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156973231366149732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499400819028675561.post-1524635939913348412012-03-07T21:01:00.003+02:002012-03-07T21:01:37.144+02:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em><strong>Best Regards</strong></em></span></div>Rolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156973231366149732noreply@blogger.com1