At some point in their career, every teacher will find themselves having a difficult discussion with their students. My first took place not long after I began teaching. It involved one of my students ...
Din Jenkins is no stranger to difficult situations. He is a police sergeant in Stoughton, a defensive tactics instructor, a member of the regional crisis negotiation team, and he brings all that ...
Difficult discussions often bring tension and uncomfortable silences. People struggle to find the right words when emotions run high, and frustrations peak. Sometimes a simple conversation turns into ...
Difficult workplace conversations are rarely pleasant, and the reality is very few of us are very good at them. Similar to our response to stress and danger, interpersonal conflict triggers a fight or ...
One of the most challenging problems of practice that teachers face in schools is how to discuss burning political events, including war. This is especially delicate in international schools, such as ...