On Friday 6th of October the CityKidz staff attended a workshop given by Mrs Sheila Meyer. She is a school counsellor at Bedfordview Primary and enjoys facilitating and training.
“Discipline” was the topic of our morning and much interesting content was discussed.
As educators we find that behavioural disturbance are very disruptive to the teaching and learning process.
We were reminded of the dominance of emotion and how each child ( and each teacher !) arrive in the classroom every morning full of feelings, moods and stresses that we all carry. As educators and adults we are expected to be able to contain our own feelings, but we have to facilitate this process for the children in our classes. They need to feel seen , heard, cared for and understood their basic emotional needs must be met before effective learning can take place.
Teaching is not just a transaction. Knowing and understanding the "personal stuff", building interpersonal relationships and developing understanding all go a long way towards enhancing the learning process.
The workshop triggered useful and productive thought and we look forward to putting our ideas to the test during the fourth term.
Thank you Mrs Meyer for your input and time, we enjoyed and appreciated the workshop. Submitted by Ms Shelley Corrigan.
