We’ve all been there. Crying, screaming, and table-flipping – our classroom can sometimes feel like everything is falling apart, even ourselves. We all have a way that we get in our OWN way and we forget to look at classroom behavior as messages about unmet needs and lagging skills. Let’s discuss what our self-sabotages might be, how they show up in your classroom, and what you can do about it.
In this video
Days in a classroom of 3- to 6-year-olds when the children fall apart, and so does the teacher. Amy Williams looks at children's needs as a staircase, through Maslow's hierarchy and the Blackfoot view of needs. Then come five ways teachers get in their own way, like talking too much or forgetting to connect. It ends with your own unmet needs and where your habits come from.
Chapters
- 0:00 Welcome: when children fall apart and so do we
- 3:06 Maslow's hierarchy of needs as a staircase in the classroom
- 6:03 The Blackfoot view of needs and why kids do well if they can
- 10:33 The mud puddles: five ways we get in our own way
- 15:14 Procrastinating and talking too much: act first, say less
- 19:49 Forgetting to connect and negative scripting
- 24:01 Your own unmet needs and where your habits come from
- 28:01 Calling behaviors welcome, neutral or bothersome
- 33:08 Connecting at neutral times with a quick smile or wink
