Week 4: Comment

Sunday, March 28, 2010
MAC Blog Post #3: Week 4 - Grace Under Pressure
"Grace comes from owning the risks we take in a world by and large immune to our control."
-The Art of Possibility: Rosamund and Benjamin Zander

This is the perfect definition of "grace". Many of my co-workers become angry and indignant when they observe how my students suffering from a range of emotional and behavioral disorders treat me. They do not seem to understand that I do not take it personally. I expect this behavior from the population that I teach. Sometimes the most important thing that I can give my students is grace and understanding in the face of extreme opposition and negativity. Hopefully my modeling graceful behavior and not giving up on them will matter in their lives someday.
Posted by Monique at 4:30 PM
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1 comments:

Deborah Panttaja said...

I admire what you do, and the fact that you can remain graceful under such pressure. At times that is so hard to do, but especially when dealing with students, or angry customers. To be able to deal with stressful situations or negativity in a graceful, understanding and polite manner is how we should model the way in which our students should they carry themselves when dealing with negative situations or people.
March 28, 2010 6:51 PM