The Wild Card by Wade King

Author:Wade King
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-946444-53-0
Publisher: Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc.
Published: 2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00

Maintain a High Level of Energy

In your classroom, you set the trends. You determine the vibe. Your students pick up on your energy from the minute they enter the room—so you want to start on a high note. If you lack focus or purpose in getting the day started, your students will too. When you move at a snail’s pace or get distracted by a thousand fussy tasks, you give off a vibe of low energy. Do you want your students meandering slowly to their seats and dawdling with their backpacks and supplies? No, you don’t. You want urgency and energy. Which means you have to model it.

Engagement calls for energy, because energy drives effort. You want your mood and the way you greet your students to communicate that what you have to offer today is an electrifying learning experience. You want to strive for high energy, but you also want positive energy—which is not, “Hurry up, come on, you have ten seconds; don’t keep me waiting.” That may be energetic, but it sounds a lot like scolding or nagging, which is negative energy. We are firm believers that how you start your day is how you will end your day. If you start out with low energy, your students will reflect that right back at you, and you’ll all drag each other down.

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