Over the next couple of weeks, I have a funeral, a wedding, and several family birthday celebrations, in addition, my son goes back to university and the house will feel empty without him. My emotions are all over the place -one minute I am excited thinking about the beautiful wedding day we have coming up, but then suddenly I feel extreme sadness thinking about how short life is. I feel like I am up one minute and down the next.
I have been thinking about the 30 (ish) children that are in each class within schools who are all feeling a mixture of different emotions. Many of these children will not understand what they are feeling or why and some react on their emotions in the moment.
It is a wonder that any lessons are successful considering the mixture of experiences that are present in any room at any one time. It made me think about how schools function so well. Schools are safe spaces for many children – they are predictable, consistent and, most importantly, built on positive trusting relationships.
Sometimes, things go wrong – at these times it is important to take a step back and look beneath the observed behaviours. Take a breath and think before reacting – we never really know what is happening for others.
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