Sunday Smile
I believe in the power of a simple smile in the classroom
(it works just about everywhere else, too).
Now research is revealing that there is even more power in a smile than
we knew. According to an article in
Psychology Today (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cutting-edge-leadership/201206/there-s-magic-in-your-smile),
every time you smile you “throw a little feel-good party in your brain”. A smile apparently activates the ability of
the brain to receive and transmit good feelings throughout the body. How cool is that!? A simple smile.
I try to teach my classes in positive way, and I try to
remember the power of a smile. It’s not
always easy, and it is all too simple to say to a student: “Don’t look at the
floor!” rather than remembering to phrase it better: “Eyes up”, “Look at your audience”, etc. The positive directive is made even more powerful
when followed by a smile – for both teacher and student.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Motivational Secret #4:
“Never underestimate
the power of a smile.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“It only takes a
split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a
lifetime. We should all smile more often.”
― Steve Maraboli
― Steve Maraboli
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