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Communication Tips for Educators Our tutorials make a distinction between communicating and talking. We define communication by its result; "I know communication has taken place when I've manifested my stated intention and all concerned feel good upon completion." —Kerry (Leadership-Relationship Communication-Skills Coach)Use the free Comment Form below to indicate which quote(s) you like/don't like (no-name, no registration required). Premise: It's impossible to have an excellent teacher (a leader) and a wannabe teacher in the same school.* Day 1: Ask students to write you a letter to hand in at the end of the class. Have suggested topics on the board, "Tell me what you'd like me to know about you." "What do you like to do?" and, "What are you good at?" This process will let you know if a student is academically ready for your class, or, did a "wannabe teacher" pass on to you a failing student. If a student is misbehaving or failing it reveals that the student is incomplete, he/she is not in-communication with anyone. The student has not been acknowledged for one or more good deeds or perpetrations. Students have no choice other than to mirror the personal integrity of their teacher. A teacher who is withholding one or more significant thoughts from his/her spouse (is deceiving them) can't inspire others to honor agreements. Such a "teacher" often can't inspire their spouse to do his/her share of household chores; usually their own child is failing and misbehaving. A wannabe teacher produces similar results with students. An aware principal conducts anonymous surveys (via Feedback Forms) each Friday. He/she hands students a list of the school's staff (with a photo beside each name) to be rated 1-10. Done anonymously it's an excellent tool for coaching. A "teacher" has a Communication Skills Coach on speed dial, "What am I doing that's causing ...?" A "wannabe teacher" keeps trying and several of their students fail. A conscious principal provides an anonymous (no registration required) online website with a Feedback Form for students, parents and community members. Problems with children persist when we adults unconsciously lapse into doing our imitation of communication .The leadership-communication skills it takes to effect satisfactory wages, supplies, and
maintenance funds are the exact same skills it takes to communicate
subject matter.** An aware principal schedules
voluntary parent-teacher-graduate support groups. A bi-weekly support group
addresses all relationship/communication problems (at home or work). In effect, the
support groups are about free follow-up education for graduates. The
types of problems allow teachers to adjust the curriculum When a student sees an unhealthy-looking overweight teacher—one who daily thwarts the wisdom of their own former teachers of biology, nutrition, and physical education—it's a non-verbal communication—that what's being taught doesn't work. Such hypocrisy doesn't inspire health or mastery. The health of a health teacher's spouse and child communicates the teacher's effectiveness (he/she inspires, they energetically walk the talk). Additional Reading: Education majors must complete a Leadership Training Program (One 3-hr session every other week, each semester, all 4-years).* No teacher should receive an award unless every school employee votes to retain all the teachers for the next year. In other words, it's impossible to have a Leadership Training Program graduate and a wannabe teacher in the same school. A "leader" would not non-verbally submit students to another semester of mediocrity—"wannabe" meaning—a "teacher" that the majority of students consistently rank low on the weekly Feedback Form. ** Do fellow teachers consider you a professional, who during contract negotiations, insists upon the demands, or do you thwart the professionals and campaign to get back to work so as to have supplemental income? Use this Comment form for comments/feedback (Free-no registration)
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