Last week Dylan and I got to teach a lesson about interpersonal communication and advice giving. Since we were actually teaching the lesson, I got to really dig into the chapter and take a lot away from it. I never realized that there was actually a term for interpersonal communication. I always thought advice was advice, whether its about something simple, or something extremely complicated.
I took a lot away from the chapter that will be useful to all of us as peer mentors. I learned a lot about interpersonal communication and how it is not just telling someone what to do in a sticky situation. It is not just telling someone what they should do about it, its helping to guide them to make the decision the right way on their own.
One point I would also like to make is that, the chapter did not say that advice giving was bad and should not be used whatsoever. It showed us that in some situations, advice giving would be more appropriate as well. That is one of the points I wanted to stress in the lesson we taught too.
Overall, teaching was a great experience, and I thought it went very smooth. I am excited to continue planning lessons and getting in as much experience in teaching as I can.
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I couldn't agree more, it was a great experience and you were an AWESOME partner. I am excited to see how well the other peer mentors do.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your chapter, too. I never realized a lot of what that chapter said, but once I thought about it, it definitely made sense!
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