The blog I chose to follow is called Cool Cat Teacher. One post I found interesting was about facial expressions and how we judge people by their facial expressions. She talks about how when we frown we put off this persona that we are a negative person. When we smile we put off that we are a happy person. If we have botox done you can't really frown or smile. One thing that stood out to me is "Our facial expressions influence both how people to react to us and HOW WE REACT TO OTHERS more than we know."
How true is this? It makes me want to make sure that I smile all the time :) So please Smile along with me :D
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What does this research on smiling mean for you as a teacher? How will you present yourself to your students? How will you think about your reactions to students in your class?
ReplyDeleteI have found that to be true also. When I come to work and I may not be in the greatest mood, as soon as I see those kids smiling at me, I can't help but return the gesture. The same is true the other way around. When one of them gets upset, sometimes all they need is a smile or a goofy face from you.
ReplyDeleteLee, to me if I am in a bad mood my students will feed off of that and will also be in a bad mood. Who wants that? I will try my best to leave my "baggage" at the door when I walk into the school. What happens at home or on the way to school or yesterday should be left where it was and not be brought into the classroom. I want to give my students the best opportunity to learn and I cannot do that if I am upset.
ReplyDeleteBeth, how true! I know that every morning when Olivia wakes up she always smiles when I come in to get her. She makes my day! If I am upset or something her little toothless grin makes it all better! It's amazing how a smile can change ones day! :)
Your quote "our facial expressions influence both how people to react to us and HOW WE REACT TO OTHERS more than we know" really hit home for me. I was raised to have a very stern neutral facial expression, but over the years I've learned to consciously make myself wear a friendlier expression when I'm around other people to make them feel more comfortable. However, when I'm relaxing or if I get lost in though I'll slip back into the facial expression that I was raised to have. Whenever it happens someone almost always stops to ask me if I'm alright because to them I look like I'm in a really bad mood and they find it very upsetting because they're picking up on it.
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