Went through a (small) personal breakdown and purging of negative emotions, of sorts--and put all the baggage I've collected this year down.
Emerged ready to keep on chugging! Blessings for the resilient spirit!
Okay, so I skipped Journal Prompt #6--it was a discipline strategy aimed at elementary and middle schoolers.
Journal: Have you made a habit of being kind to your students or do you tend to lose your temper quite often? Pray about how God would have you change. Write down your goals.
For the most part, I am kind to my students. Even when I am not feeling kind inside. I think, in my entire teaching career, I've maybe really yelled two or three times. And those times didn't really work. Being kind is not something I struggle with. However, the other part of this reflection quoted Ephesians 4:15: Speaking the truth in love. Kardamis says, "We cannot claim to love our students without speaking truth to them." I think this is where I struggle most. I don't know if it's the right thing or not, because my motivations are mixed. I do not like confrontation, and often don't engage when perhaps I should; however, I also truly believe that my primary job with these particular kids is to show love. I haven't contemplated the idea that, perhaps by not being truthful to them, I am not showing a genuine love. By truthful, I mean identifying an inappropriate behavior and having consistent consequences for rule breaking. In the light of this journal prompt (I've already written down my goals previously), my goals would be engaging more, having consistent and appropriate consequences that are preplanned and not emotional, and finding a solution to the cell phone issue.
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