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Week 8 Lecture

The following may be of use - The 12 Roadblocks to Effective Communication



For tutorials this week consider Questions 5 & 6 on page 210 of the text - Listed below: 5. With classmates, use role play to study how a teacher could use active listening in the following situations:
 * A student comes to class in tears
 * Two students come to class, still fighting after a situation that occured on the playground
 * A student sits and daydreams most of the time in class
 * A student puts down another student by saying that her art work looks 'stupid'

6. Role play using 'I messages' the following situations:
 * A student is constantly interrupting the teacher during discussion time
 * A student is caught cheating on a test
 * A student rips pages out of their text book
 * A student digs holes in his desk
 * A student trips other students as they walk up the aisle
 * A student leaves lolly wrappers on the floor under their desk

The following may also be of benefit this week - the Bully Scenario can be used to discuss discipline plan



I have included the following PPT that can also be used in tutorials - as part of the humanist models of management - they refer to the notion of not having homework and not issuing grades - you may like to use these as a starting point for discussion If you choose I will also include some background reading on homework -