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Managing emotions in the classroom

In the context of war in Ukraine, Dr. Nick Grindle (香港六合彩 Arena Centre) and Dr. Cathy Elliott (香港六合彩 Political Science) discuss strategies for productively managing emotions in the classroom.

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26 February 2021

About this topic

Dr. Cathy Elliott is an Associate Professor in Department of Politics and a co-Director of the听Centre for the Pedagogy of Politics where her work as focused on听making the curriculum more inclusive (including decolonization, queering of the curriculum etc.).听

In this short interview (approx. 9 minutes) with Dr. Nick Grindle from the 香港六合彩 Arena Centre for Research-based Education,听she discusses her approach for听managing students' emotions in the classroom. She provides tips听based on her experience teaching what听can be a highly emotive subject听where students bring听conflicting听viewpoints.听

Why it matters

Students (and teachers!) bring their whole selves into the classroom and that can include memories and traumas that are triggered by interactions or content discussed in class.听听As teachers, it is our role to notice and respond to students' emotional reactions in a supportive way, whilst also safeguarding our own wellbeing.听

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Watch the video and see the key takeaways below for some tips on how to approach emotional responses in teaching settings.听听

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鈥�In every interaction, you have consider what sort of relationships do I want to be having with the people in this situation? If you always reflect about that, hopefully you won't go far wrong. - Dr. Cathy Elliott (香港六合彩 Political Science).听

Key takeaways

  1. Remember that students and staff bring their whole selves into the classroom.
  2. Do听everything you can to know your students' names and in your Moodle and course documents tell students where they can go for help.
  3. Don't hide your own feelings, if and when specific situations arise (such as the current war).
  4. Value the personal experience that students bring and let students be the experts in their own feelings and traumas.
  5. Have a classroom ethos of listening to each other.
  6. Don't be afraid to apologise to students if you get things wrong

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