ABSTRACT
If we always approach things in a positive manner, then this is what the students reflect. The most effective educators understand this and choose their filters carefully. Each day, teachers decide what to bring into our classrooms. Even on the days they don’t feel quite so perky, teachers can filter out negative energy that makes students feel they are just there to do our job. If our attitude shows teachers want to be there, our students will reflect that positive energy back to us. Probably the best predictor of whether teachers will gripe in the teachers’ lounge tomorrow is whether they heard they were griping in there today. The great teachers don’t add to the litany of complaints. Instead, they filter them out. It almost goes without saying that great teachers establish an effective filter between their personal lives and their classrooms. Every teacher ought to model this professional behavior.
