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byaskingthemoreintrovertedstudentsfirst,astheextrovertswillbereadyto
contributemostofthetime.
5.Focusonthepositive-whenyougivefeedback,makesureyouapplytheright
pattern,pointingoutthepositivesidesofthestudents’workfirst,andlimit
yournegativeremarkstothemostcrucialissues.Yourstudentswillprobably
notrememberallthemistakesthattheyhavemade,sotheyshouldcorrect
afewmistakesratherthanapplynocorrectionduetofeelingoverwhelmedby
thenumberofnegativecomments.Findagoldenratioofpositivetonegative
commentsandsticktoit.
6.Teachyourstudentspositiveself-talk-itiscommonforteenagerstohavenega-
tivescriptsrunningthroughtheirminds.Asadolescenceisaphaseofemotional
upsanddowns,itisveryofenthecasethattheemotionshavetodealwithin
theirlivesmaytransferintoclassroomlife.Youcanhelpyourstudentsdevelop
morepositiveinnerspeechbygivingamodelandprovidingexamplesofpositive
self-talkyourself.
7.Letitflow-whenyourstudentsaremeaningfullyengagedinalearningactivity,
youdonotnecessarilyhavetorushtothenextpointinyourteachingplan.Stay-
ingawareofthelearningprocessandshowingflexibilitywithregardtothelesson
planofenturnsouttobemoreefective.Truthbetold,someofthelesscreative
tasksmaybesetforhomeworkwhilerecreatingthesameconditionsforgroup
flowathomeisnexttoimpossible.
8.Sharethefield-setasidesometimetolistentoyourstudents’suggestionsregard-
ingyourclasses.Discussingideastogethercreatesanatmosphereofcooperation
andremovestheairofteacherdomination.Anadditionalbonusisthatby
consideringyourstudents’opinionsyoucanmakeyourclassesmorerelated
andrelevanttotheirneeds.
Experimentation
1.Devoteaclasstoadiscussiononwhatcontributestohumanwell-being,including
completingTeEPOCHMeasureofAdolescentWell-beingdevelopedbyKern
et.al.(2015),availableforfreeeducationalandprivateuseatthislink:
https:llwww.peggykern.orgluploadsl5l6l6l7l56678211lepoch_measure_of_ado-
lescent_well-being_102014.pdf.
Whileyourstudentsmaykeeptheiranswersconfidentialandcomputetheirscores
ontheirownbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthewebsite,thetestquestionsmay