Ignite your Intuition
It is just me or do teachers as a whole tend to be more in tune with their intuition than most? Is that what we all have in common? Do we all have a unique, yet universal, innate ability to listen to our intuition? Call me crazy or possibly a bit bias, but it’s beyond remarkable what teachers discover when they trust their gut and follow their intuition. Teachers notice when a student needs them to...
give them a little space...
push harder to knock down their wall of defense...
stop talking and just listen...
be forgiving...
tell them everything is going to be okay...
raise the bar and have higher expectations...
lower the bar and take a few steps backwards...
let them learn from their own mistakes...
As teachers, we are presented countless opportunities everyday to use this sixth sense of ours. At times we use it purely as a survival skill and during our best moments as our top teaching proactive tool. Our intuition allows us to truly connect with our students and meet their ever changing needs.
The real pickle appears to be deciphering and determining our own intuition versus making faulty assumptions. We make so many quick decisions and form false opinions which quickly sends us down the dreaded road to “Assumption Ville”. The challenge of teaching for me is finding the balance of trusting and following my intuition without making false assumptions. Finding the balance is a daily challenge, but the days where you find the balance... magic happens!
Maybe following our intuition is the true art of what we call teaching. Maybe the more we hone in and refine our intuitive abilities, the stronger a teacher we will become. Cheers to realizing, “Your intuition is your best friend”. Take a few moments to relax and enjoy your tea. You deserve it.
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