Model Communication Skills
I wish to Possess
The model behavior I want to show and teach my students is to love themselves and feel confident in their own skin. I also want my students to be kind and respectful to others even when they face a disagreement with another person. Growing up I was faced with having the traits of my mom's sensitivity and my dad's hot-headed temper. At times it is very hard for me to see the bigger picture and I turn to anger and distress instead of trying to calmly come up with a solution to fix the problem. Unfortunately, my personality is the type in which people may say if Kirsten's not happy, nobody is happy. However, over the years and since I have started teaching young minds I have learned and adopted new ways of communicating with others and how to slow down my racing thoughts in times of heated interactions.
A person who I find myself looking up to in terms of effective and competent communication skills is a woman I worked with who was a leading member at the school I teach at. She works with children with behavioral challenges and special needs, she also comes up with curriculum additives and creative projects to help children grow and learn. I learned from her that sometimes it is ok to step away from situations and take time for myself to breathe and think things through particularly during those moments when I see red. She has a very calm yet stern voice when she is working out an issue with someone rather they are a child or an adult. She knows how to voice her opinion but also listens and repeats back the other person's point of view.
My professional goal is to keep a level head in times of distress. I want to be able to state my point of view regardless of if a person has a different point of view. I want to be able to take criticism without becoming defensive and beginning to raise my voice or begin to get weary-eyed.
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