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 Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 7:30 am Post subject: Inspiring Students |
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This is a contribution from Mr Isporaz Muselli
Inspiring students and helping them to achieve their goals
can be challenging.You must know that some students work
jobs to support their families rather than spend their money
solely on clothes and frivolous activities. They are also
caught up with problems such as homelessness, poverty,
social acceptance and sexual abuse, and find it difficult to
'keep their heads up' in school. In such cases you can do
several things to get them to focus their energies in a
positive manner.
Teachers and counselors who have the ability to inspire is a
very powerful gift. Inspiration can be compared to a magnet
for its ability to influence movement among other metal
objects. This is based on three things: respect, position
and relevance. Just like a magnet, inspiration is about
influence. When you inspire people, you cause them to be
self-motivated to reach their dreams. Therefore, your
ability to inspire is based on how much respect the student
has for you, the amount of interaction you provide the
student and the relevance of your accomplishments to his or
her life.
Inspiration begins with building respect. You have to win
over their respect to make them listen to you. You may start
your initial dialogues by finding out about their dreams and
aspirations. When you show interest in their lives they feel
you are on their side. Then you can talk to them about your
experiences that are similar to theirs. But the key is to
get students to understand that they have something in
common with you. This places you in a position to inspire
them in your environment.
Positive examples are important for inspiration. Try to
become a role model for them, they will always be in a
learning mode when they interact with you. Everything you do
and say will give them more reasons to view you as a
reliable resource and influence in their lives. So, it's a
good idea to talk about the things that interest them and
expose them to your accomplishments that are in line with
their goals. This helps students to believe that their
dreams are possible when they feel hopeless, and they feel
that they are not alone and that they have an advocate
representing a model of success.
You must talk to students about what is relevant in their
context, which is best done by those who are closer to them
in age. So, you should try and assess each student's goals
and position in their career track, and mold the training
and interaction to provide each student with the environment
needed for his or her next steps. Inspiration is maintained
by progressing students through their achievements one step
at a time.
Providing inspiration to students can be challenging,
especially when students are inspired by things not directly
related to their career goals. But if you build strong
relationships with your students you can lay the foundation
of respect. Then you can help your students to set goals and
focus on them.
Isporaz Muselli is the administrator and delegate of http://www.aninspiration.com An Inspiration,
Inc., the premier source for inspirational and
motivation ideas. Find your inspiration at:
www.aninspiration.com |
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