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AT SERVICE

Teachers are at the service of their students. šŸ™Œ

I always want to be a better teacherā€¦ and when I say teacher, itā€™s not just referring to yoga.

But how can I be a better teacher to my students, to my children, and to myself?

Being a teacher means taking on a leadership role. So what makes a good leader?

Itā€™s interesting. šŸ¤”

When I think of the word ā€œš˜­š˜¦š˜¢š˜„š˜¦š˜³ā€, I always feel some narcissistic tendencies. It sounds like dominance, authority, attention, and a little egoistic. šŸ˜¬

But teachers ARE leaders. Instead of focusing on dominance and authority, we should view our roles as an act of service.

As a teacher, we do have to hold the authority. But when we are not careful, we can appear too dominant at times.

It may be a harsh thing to say, but we can give people the feeling that we are teaching them to seek attention and approval. We didnā€™t mean to, but we can show up that way.

There is one tip that helps me to stay in line with maintaining authority without being ā€œš˜Æš˜¢š˜³š˜¤š˜Ŗš˜“š˜“š˜Ŗš˜“š˜µš˜Ŗš˜¤ā€, which is to remember our role as a teacher, and that is to be at the service of our students. šŸ‘©ā€šŸ«

ā€œš˜Žš˜³š˜¦š˜¢š˜µ š˜­š˜¦š˜¢š˜„š˜¦š˜³š˜“ š˜·š˜Ŗš˜¦š˜ø š˜µš˜©š˜¦š˜Ŗš˜³ š˜³š˜°š˜­š˜¦š˜“ š˜¢š˜“ š˜¢š˜Æ š˜¢š˜¤š˜µ š˜°š˜§ š˜“š˜¦š˜³š˜·š˜Ŗš˜¤š˜¦, š˜Æš˜°š˜µ š˜¢š˜Æ š˜¢š˜·š˜¦š˜Æš˜¶š˜¦ š˜°š˜§ š˜¢š˜¶š˜µš˜©š˜°š˜³š˜Ŗš˜µš˜ŗ š˜¢š˜Æš˜„ š˜¢š˜µš˜µš˜¦š˜Æš˜µš˜Ŗš˜°š˜Æā€ ā€“ Adam Grant

By reminding ourselves that we should not display the dominant nature of a teacher/leader, we will be able to listen and observe our students more closely. šŸ˜Š

We are leaders. But can we be leaders who also listenā€¦

We are teachers. But can we be teachers who also learn and be ok to be wrongā€¦

The key is to find a balance between the two.

It is not easy. And it takes practice. šŸ’”

Join me this November as I offer a program called š—¦š—øš—¶š—¹š—¹ š—¶š—» š—”š—°š˜š—¶š—¼š—» š—§š—暝—®š—¶š—»š—¶š—»š—“ tailored for new teachers or those looking to refine their teaching skills.

DM to know more about this personalized program and take action now.

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