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Jun 22 | When Confidence is Shattered
What do you do when confidence is shattered?
My fellow educators, parents and students, there are two confidences that will be addressed today: 1. Confidence in oneself and 2. Confidence in others. As I have found in my many years in education, many of the struggles our students experience can be found in a loss in one or both of these confidences.
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Confidence in oneself is the confidence we see shattered most. This is often the result of a series of failures. Each failure or struggle combined with the next causes a student to doubt their self and their ability. The other way this confidence is shattered most is via the vehicle of others. Where we can not measure the power or words, we can definitely see their potency by the effect is has upon the subjects that receive them. With one word, we have seen students stick their chest out or bow their head down.
We have also encountered students who have lost confidence in others. Though this is not the most common shattered confidence, it is just as detrimental to performance as the prior category. In education, having confidence in others, particularly teachers and administrators, is key to classroom performance. We have found some student who have suffered in this area, and have seen them rise to the top of the classroom with a switch of classroom or through adding a tutor who can restore the confidence in oneself and in others.
So what do we do when confidence is shattered? We search high and low for all the pieces, and began to rebuild what has been torn down. This can be a long process, hinted by the word shattered, which suggest that the once whole piece is now found in many little pieces and fragments, but we can rebuild what has been shattered with diligence and determination. Once pieces are found, they must be put back into place with a glue that has been given to all of us; our words. Our words can serve as the spackle that holds our students together. Also, we must monitor closely those in the circle of our students. We must make sure those close to them are not chipping away at their confidence. This means we must pay full attention to our students, not missing conversations and opportunities to listen, talk and to assess their confidence builders and destroyers.
Let's start today searching for the pieces and putting our students back together.
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Johnny grew up in Houston and there after receiving his graduate degree. He has spent time working with and serving families and children for over nine years, as a mentor, family therapist, and substitute teacher. Johnny earned a B.S. in Political Science and Master of Divinity at Samuel D. Proctor School of Theology. He has spent most of his time working in the community as a role model and mentor and has worked as the Pastor of Community Life for over five years. Currently working as Teen Pastor there, Johnny has a heart for children and enjoys seeing them excel and reach their full potential.
Quinita attended Virginia Union University under a Presidential Scholar Award and obtained a B.A. in Psychology and Master of Divinity from the Samuel D. Proctor School of Theology. She has recently completed work on her second Masters degree from University of Houston in Educational Psychology, and is now enrolled at Texas A & M in pursuit of her Doctorate. Quinita hails from a family of educators who have served the public for over 30 years. Quinita has worked in the field of education for over eight years, as an Assistant Director of Preschool and Christian Academy; teacher at a NAEYC accredited school, tutor, and nanny. She is a life-long learner, who is interested in seeing children enjoy excelling academically while pursing scholarly endeavors. She is passionate about equipping children with educational skills that will transform their lives and prepare them for a rewarding career. Her job requires her to develop and implement an after-school program and supervise a staff and deal directly with parents and student of all ages.