Positive Connections

The Ingredients-Caring

Doing what's best, not what's easiest

• Being Nice (Mrs. Meanswell) 
• Being Kind (Mrs. Allgood) 

Head, Heart, and Gut

• Head= What we think
• Heart= What we feel
• Gut= What we know

The Recipe- Strategies

Choices

• Give Students choices 
• 4-H Strategy 
• Writing vs. Speaking

Things to avoid and remember

• Getting too personal
• We are the Boss
• Prepare for the worst- assume the best 
• There will be times when we are not liked - hated, even.
• Emotional Charge-Transfer game.

Consistency

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• Raising hands and being called on 
• Honor the procedure than the content 
• Arguing with the ref
• Popcorn Effect