This is a great focus and topic because we get to think about our own personal experiences and, as many of you have written, circumstances and environments really have an influence on behaviour. You really have to see students in a variety of situations to appreciate how they respond.
If I understand personality types, I know that under emotional strain feeling people loose a lot of ability to think and reactions are really unbelievable at times. It just doesn't make a lot of sense, particularly to people who are logical thinkers.
I had my six boys in a behaviour management programme become aware of triggers to outbursts and they practiced reciting phrases to themselves to prevent acting-out behaviours. One phrase was: I am getting frustrated because __________, for example, my friend is not listening to me. I will get some adult help.
I guess it like counting to ten....with strategies.
I relate to this because of my own need to understand my emotions and I shared that with my troubled group of boys.
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