ABSTRACT
Having considered the human perspective of the emotional brain and its effect on interaction and behaviour we then moved to the major influences of the neighbourhood, the institution and the pupils. From the teachers’ perspective these often feel like the things we have to accept. Being able to identify and view these influences objectively gives us the opportunity to optimise the effect of our collective actions. We can though have most influence on the environment within our own classrooms, with the pupils we teach. As we have seen behaviour is not a simplistic issue and we must have some awareness of the context in which we are operating.
