How teachers help student develop self-concept

Teens are developing self-concept through out childhood into adolescents. Gathering evidence that helps them evaluate themselves: Am I competent? Am I attractive to others? Am I a good person? Not only do they gather this from peers, but from you as their teacher too. Consider how you present grades, test, interact with all students, male and female. I believe the tone of ones voice is critical in maintaining a positive atmosphere in your classroom.

From their interaction with you, their teacher, teens formideas and hypotheses about themselves and check out their feelings and opinions through further experiences and relationships. They compare themselves with their own ideals and use the reactions of others as a mirror for self-reflection (Dolgin, 2001).

I am sure you have heard say 5 positive for every 1 negitive, or something simular. According to reseacher Christine Carter, Ph.D, a sociologist and happiness expert at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center,  negative emotions and experiences affect us more dramatically than positive ones do—feelings of being frightened, for example, will generally stay with us for much longer than having a good laugh—we need to have more positive experiences and feelings to thrive. The following website has some interesting articals and links that you may find interesting and helpful.

http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/raising_happiness/post/getting_the_ratios_right/

Reference
Dolgin, K.G. (2011). The adolescent: Development, relationships, and culture (13thed.). Boston, MA: Pearson