Cheerful
Positive emotional experiences have long-lasting effects on our personal growth and development. Specifically, positive emotions broaden our attention and thinking, enhance resilience and build durable personal resources which fuel more positive emotions in the future. Strong social ties are at the very core of our well-being. Do you want to spend six hours of the day with a miserable person? Neither do our students.
"A genuine smile has the power to break down barriers and open doors"
Key behaviours
- Smile, even when you don’t feel like it - it has a positive effect on others!
- Passionate, positive teachers affect student achievement.
- There is a strong correlation between inspirational teaching and successful student learning.
Key descriptors
- Infectious positivity
- Smiling
- Humour
- Enthusiasm
- Motivating
- Inspiring