This one’s about me, folks! Joe and I dissect a story from long ago in which I caved to my conflict aversion — and then doubled back to engage with the conflict. Because it felt just too awful to continue to avoid it! In addition to sharing the surprising outcome of my conflict engagement,
We discuss:
- Self-Erasure: Why avoidance leads to disappearing in your own classroom and how to reclaim your presence.
- Power Grabs: Identifying the subtle (and not-so-subtle) power grabs.
- Repairing: Moving past apologies to repair, the secret sauce for long-term classroom success.
- Parallels: How the dynamics between administrators and teachers are mirrored (often unconsciously) in the relationship between teachers and students.
- Group Work: Why we all secretly hate group work.
For my non-teachers out there: Engaging with rather than avoiding conflict is a sure-fire way to strengthen any relationship — if you go about it with authenticity and clear boundaries. This episode relates to you, too!
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Credits
Founder and Host: Betsy Burris
Producer: Jullian Androkae of PodVision
Music: Thom Burris/Jabbering Trout
