Naughty Students, Naughty Parents

What were we created for and how does that inform our relationships? In this final episode in our segment on relationships, Jeff Swanson describes four fundamentals that become especially potent when relationships turn problematic:

1. Love
2. Listening
3. Structure
4. Direct communication

If you know Jeff, you may catch the humor of his title and of his proposition to offer groundbreaking thoughts about relating to children and million-dollar hints for interacting with parents and other teachers. Jeff Swanson has taught in a wide range of school settings for several decades and offers here some of what he’s learned in nurturing strong relationships around the school. Jeff throws in many anecdotes alongside of a very straightforward collection of principles. If you want to love your job and want your teachers to love their jobs five and ten years from now, this will help guide you towards that future.

Links

• How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie: https://a.co/d/gRnZ9qQ 
• This recording was first published on The Dock as "Naughty Students, Naughty Parents, and Naughty Teachers!": https://thedockforlearning.org/lecture/naughty-students-naughty-parents-and-naughty-teachers/ 
• More recordings from Teachers Week 2023: https://thedockforlearning.org/series/teachers-week-2023/