Case study: Being a teacher can be a challenging job in the best of times. Joanna had an especially difficult class with numerous disruptive students. They generally had a don’t-care-about-anything attitude. This fact saddened Joanna a lot. She loved teaching, and when she encounters this type of attitude, it weighed on her. She decided to take some time and start showing the children how much they actually meant to the world. Giving them a positive talk and complimenting them got the students engaged and allowed them to identify their self-worth. Joanna encouraged her students to use positive self-talk, and to recognize their strengths in themselves. The overall idea was to encourage her class to improve their lives and personal opinions.
