641. Relax before the class




One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “Do you feel nervous before the class starts? I can tell you some techniques that are useful to me, in case they would also be of any help to you. First thing to say is that a novice teacher can feel to be nervous more than a veteran one perhaps.



So, let me tell you. Combine these things before you head for the classroom. Not necessarily in the following sequence. Slow down the rhythm of your thoughts, lowering their ‘spinning’ in your head. Relax the tension of the muscles of your face. Breathe in a regular and normal rhythm. Relax all the tension of your body, better if you’re sitting. Let your body lose tension, like your body weighted and then relax in the chair, relax your back, arms and legs. Lower again the spinning of your thoughts that are coming to mind. You’ll feel better. Sometimes I try and do these things in the very class, at the beginning, for I might have no time before.” / Photo from: fotocommunity es. The bus stop is in Porto, Portugal.

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