I was thinking as I was walking in this morning about where the students are drawing positive, academic energy from.\u00a0 They can get energy from me.\u00a0 They can get energy from the group.\u00a0 They can get energy from themselves.<\/p>\n
In a perfect world, there’s a balance.\u00a0 Not one source gets overdrawn or overused.\u00a0 \u00a0You have reserves in each, too, so that sometimes when you need it, you can pull on those. And positive energy creates more positive energy.<\/p>\n
But it breaks down.\u00a0 A few kids wear me out and then I can’t give any positive energy to anyone.\u00a0 Or the entire group is having a crap day and it feels like you have nowhere to turn.\u00a0 Or one student has such negative energy that they’re looking to bring everybody down.<\/p>\n
I want to think about this more. How can I create more positive group energy so that students can count on that instead of always relying on themselves or me?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I was thinking as I was walking in this morning about where the students are drawing positive, academic energy from.\u00a0 They can get energy from me.\u00a0 They can get energy from the group.\u00a0 They can get energy from themselves. In a perfect world, there’s a balance.\u00a0 Not one source gets overdrawn or overused.\u00a0 \u00a0You have … Continue reading Sustenance from the group<\/span>