First off: my reaction is that these are pretty basic and self-explanatory.
On deeper inspection, one can take these and mold them to whatever one is trying to accomplish.
I chose this one because it is one that I see non-successful people mess up every day. Most people try to be understood first, but you must understand the other persons' perspective, state of mind, motivations and agenda before trying to get them to understand you.
For example, with children, it is advantageous to find out where they come from (home life, experiences, education), their state of mind (as it can change daily and even hourly) and where they are coming from (combination of state of mind, home life, education to this point, experiences, etc), then you can set to work creating an optimal learning experience. If you just wade in and start trying to cram facts into heads, you run the risk of losing them along the way or missing something important, like the child did not sleep well the night before and is therefore not engaged. You could also miss bullying or neglect or something, unless you are aware and keeping an eye out.
Children are malleable, but they are also vulnerable. If they are not happy, they will not engage. if they are bored or not challenged enough, they will not engage. Either of these and many other things can affect a child's learning.
I have made a point over my life to try to understand others. For example, if someone is yelling at me, I will try to find out why. It often has nothing to do with me, but if I know, I can respond appropriately and sort it out.
If you take the time to get to know your students and you are aware of what is going on in their lives, in the classroom and on the playground, you stand a much better chance of engaging them for life.
On deeper inspection, one can take these and mold them to whatever one is trying to accomplish.
I chose this one because it is one that I see non-successful people mess up every day. Most people try to be understood first, but you must understand the other persons' perspective, state of mind, motivations and agenda before trying to get them to understand you.
For example, with children, it is advantageous to find out where they come from (home life, experiences, education), their state of mind (as it can change daily and even hourly) and where they are coming from (combination of state of mind, home life, education to this point, experiences, etc), then you can set to work creating an optimal learning experience. If you just wade in and start trying to cram facts into heads, you run the risk of losing them along the way or missing something important, like the child did not sleep well the night before and is therefore not engaged. You could also miss bullying or neglect or something, unless you are aware and keeping an eye out.
Children are malleable, but they are also vulnerable. If they are not happy, they will not engage. if they are bored or not challenged enough, they will not engage. Either of these and many other things can affect a child's learning.
I have made a point over my life to try to understand others. For example, if someone is yelling at me, I will try to find out why. It often has nothing to do with me, but if I know, I can respond appropriately and sort it out.
If you take the time to get to know your students and you are aware of what is going on in their lives, in the classroom and on the playground, you stand a much better chance of engaging them for life.