{"id":141635,"date":"2020-02-09T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T16:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truthforteachers.com\/?post_type=podcasts&#038;p=141635"},"modified":"2024-08-12T01:45:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T06:45:12","slug":"power-struggles-and-unnecessary-work","status":"publish","type":"podcasts","link":"https:\/\/truthforteachers.com\/truth-for-teachers-podcast\/power-struggles-and-unnecessary-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your \u201cinvisible throne\u201d creating power struggles and unnecessary work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Sometimes our decisions about how to spend our time in the classroom are not made by the wisest parts of ourselves.<\/h2>\n<p>Our egos or the need for control are sometimes making the decisions for us, and creating both power struggles and unnecessary work.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d rather spend an hour after school completing behavior referral paperwork than risk any student \u201cgetting away with\u201d challenging our authority.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d rather create 10 different versions of every test than risk having a student \u201cget away with\u201d cheating.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d rather stay up until midnight grading every piece of paper students touched than allow them to \u201cget away with\u201d not putting in 100% effort on every practice assignment.<\/p>\n<p>The motive on the surface is a concern for kids\u2019 well-being (<i>How else will they learn how to behave and be responsible? This is just what good teachers do!<\/i>). But there\u2019s usually a fear underneath of not being respected or taken seriously. Decisions, then, are made by fear and ego (the need to exert authority and maintain control).<\/p>\n<p>This results in a very fixed mindset about what your job is as a teacher, and what kids\u2019 responsibilities are, with absolutely no room for flexibility, creative thinking, or going outside the box.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-141739\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/invisible-throne-power-struggle-teaching-tall-1-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/invisible-throne-power-struggle-teaching-tall-1-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/invisible-throne-power-struggle-teaching-tall-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/invisible-throne-power-struggle-teaching-tall-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/invisible-throne-power-struggle-teaching-tall-1-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/invisible-throne-power-struggle-teaching-tall-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Listen to episode 186 below,<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>or subscribe in your podcast app<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/13001873\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/672c5b\/\" width=\"500\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/studentreasures.com\/truth\/\">Studentreasures<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerschool.com\/timeforteachers\/\">PowerSchool<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>Usually, when I hear teachers talking about how they \u201chave to\u201d hold kids accountable, it\u2019s attached to very strong beliefs about what kids are \u201csupposed to do\u201d and how parents are \u201csupposed to\u201d support kids\u2019 education and what teachers \u201chave to do\u201d in response.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>All these &#8220;shoulds&#8221; and &#8220;have to&#8217;s&#8221; create rigid beliefs. They begin to form your identity. If you see yourself as a \u201cgood teacher&#8221; and good teachers always __ and never __, then you won\u2019t be able to question the way things have always been done.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, what you believe to be true about holding kids accountable might not be true, or it might not be the only way to do it.<\/p>\n<p>And if you insist on doing what you\u2019ve always done, you\u2019ll always get the same results. Not only can this mindset be harmful to kids, but it will also prevent you from letting ANYTHING go.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You\u2019ll continue to go to any lengths to hold students and parents responsible for things you think they should be responsible for. This creates stress reactions in your body over relatively mundane things.<\/p>\n<p>Consider the possibility that you do not have to immediately respond with a consequence any time a student doesn\u2019t follow directions.<\/p>\n<p>Consider the possibility that you do not have to assign a formal grade to every single assignment in order to hold kids accountable for their work.<\/p>\n<p>Consider the possibility that you do not have to give kids homework every night in order to teach them to be responsible.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>There are tens of thousands of teachers who have found other methods that work for them and their kids. There is no one right way to teach, so don\u2019t assume the way you\u2019re doing it is the way it has to be done or the only way to \u201chold kids accountable.\u201d That\u2019s perfectionism \u2014 it has to be done my way and to my standard, and nothing else is acceptable<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Think about where this insistence that you have to hold kids accountable really comes from. A big part of it is probably not useful. It stems from wanting to force kids to grow up, handle responsibility, and basically do all the things we hate having to do as adults but have no choice.<\/p>\n<p>As teachers, we\u2019re frustrated and overwhelmed and there\u2019s a part of us that resents our students for not being as overwhelmed as we are. We feel like we\u2019re carrying the entire burden of getting them to master the standards, and we resent that.<\/p>\n<p>So, we pull rank, micromanage, and threaten kids. We make them feel like they\u2019re going to be total losers if they don\u2019t pass The Test. We do this under the guise of \u201cholding them accountable\u201d and \u201cdoing what we\u2019re supposed to do as teachers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And we forget they are actually just KIDS, and that\u2019s why they\u2019d rather talk to their friends than do our assignments. You will make yourself and your students miserable if you think it\u2019s your responsibility to make them act like grown-ups or middle schoolers (or whatever it is you\u2019re trying to make them do).<\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t make them do anything and you can\u2019t control them into it either. Speaking as someone who had parents and teachers do this to me, and who then replicated many of these patterns in my own classroom, trust me \u2026 It will backfire.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Ironically, districts treat teachers this way and we HATE it. They micromanage and create extra work for us to force us to prove we\u2019re doing our jobs \u2026 then we turn around and do the same thing to the kids.<\/p>\n<p>Everything becomes about <em>proving it, documenting it, following the rules<\/em> and <em>doing things exactly how the person in charge wants them done, or else<\/em>. We hate being treated like that, and I think often we take that frustration out on the people that we have more power than: our students.<\/p>\n<p>People in our district sit on their invisible thrones and issue senseless mandates, and we follow suit, replicating that pattern to the helpless citizens of our classroom kingdoms.<\/p>\n<p>We have to break that toxic pattern, and find a way to lead our students instead of rule over them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you can relate to this struggle at all, here\u2019s what I want you to do: start by noticing when you are sitting on your invisible throne.<\/p>\n<p>Just notice it to start. Don\u2019t judge yourself for it or berate yourself, because that\u2019s reinforcing this same mentality of \u201cbadness\u201d needing to be shamed or punished.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re constantly shaming yourself, you\u2019re going to naturally shame your students, and we want to move into a mindset that is kinder to you and your kids. So just notice when you say and do things from a part of you that feels entitled to sit on your invisible throne.<\/p>\n<p>Notice how that feels for you. For me, it often felt good at the moment. I released my frustration by giving a show of power, the student shrank back and acquiesced, and I got my way.<\/p>\n<p>But that feeling never lasted. I\u2019d look around at the other kids\u2019 wide-eyes and uncomfortable grimaces. And I\u2019d look back over to the face of the child I\u2019d just forced into compliance, and see the dejected or disheartened or sometimes seething rage on this face and think,<\/p>\n<p><i>CRAP, I really just blew that. That was such a short-sighted reaction. I don\u2019t want to rule over my students with fear. I don\u2019t want them to mindlessly do whatever I say and obey me because they\u2019re afraid of what I could do to them \u2014 shame them, punish them, embarrass them \u2014 because of my position of power.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>If you notice those same feelings in you, sit with that discomfort. Discomfort coupled with reflection is what leads to change. Notice when you are ruling from your invisible throne: pay attention to how that feels and what results it produces.<\/p>\n<p>And, notice when you make choices that <em>aren\u2019t<\/em> coming from your ego or power trip. How do those responses feel?<\/p>\n<p>The more you can familiarize yourself with the difference, the easier it will become to check your ego instead of issuing a decree and getting into a power struggle with a child who\u2019s challenging you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As you pay more attention to this, you\u2019ll start to notice patterns. You\u2019ll realize there are certain times of the day or certain behaviors that set you off. You\u2019ll see what the triggers are \u2014 and most of us have a handful of things that just TAKE US THERE, EVERY TIME.<\/p>\n<p>And that means you can plan in advance how you will respond to those triggers in a way that de-escalates.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-141740 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/invisible-throne-power-struggle-teaching-quote-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/invisible-throne-power-struggle-teaching-quote-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/invisible-throne-power-struggle-teaching-quote-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/invisible-throne-power-struggle-teaching-quote-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/invisible-throne-power-struggle-teaching-quote-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/invisible-throne-power-struggle-teaching-quote-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/invisible-throne-power-struggle-teaching-quote-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/invisible-throne-power-struggle-teaching-quote.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Think about how the wisest part of you would respond to triggers. How would you <em>like<\/em> to react in those situations?<\/p>\n<p>The wisest part of you isn\u2019t seated on that throne. So when you tap into that, you\u2019ll be able to make better choices during heated situations. You\u2019ll be able to consciously move down off your throne when you feel your authority is being questioned, and respond from the wisest part of yourself that is thinking about the big picture and not just about eliminating a short-term threat.<\/p>\n<p>This process will help you become more conscious of the power dynamics in your classroom.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll start to find other approaches that get you better results.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll find yourself softening when you hear about concepts like flexible seating and culturally responsive teaching and restorative justice, which might have previously caused you to retreat to your safe place of power: the invisible throne.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll find yourself building better connections with your students once you stop focusing on getting them to respect your authority and instead focus on modeling good leadership skills for them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fewerthingsbetter.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-141749\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/book-club-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/book-club-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/book-club-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/book-club-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/book-club-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/book-club.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>And if you want to talk about what this looks like with other educators, I hope you will join us in our month of focusing on &#8220;fewer things better.&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fewerthingsbetter.com\">You can join the group now<\/a> \u2014 we\u2019ve got more than 4,000 teachers there already reflecting and doing this work. And then throughout the month of March, we\u2019re going to pull out key ideas from the book.<\/p>\n<p>You can read (or listen to) the book at your own pace, and check into the group anytime \u2014 as often or as little as you\u2019d like&#8211;throughout the month of March.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no pressure to read chapter by chapter: in fact, the discussions will be valuable to you even if you don\u2019t read the book at all.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll be discussing the power struggles and unnecessary work mentioned in this podcast, along with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Challenging the martyr mentality in education<\/li>\n<li>Questioning what \u201chas to\u201d be done<\/li>\n<li>Speaking up effectively when you\u2019re being taken advantage of<\/li>\n<li>Dealing with imposter syndrome<\/li>\n<li>Figuring out what is \u201cenough\u201d to give each day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I want this to be an easy, no-commitment way for you to have community and support in living the \u201cfewer things, better\u201d way.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fewerthingsbetter.com\">Go to fewerthingsbetter.com to join the book club.<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #111111;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #213673;\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/angela-watsons-truth-for-teachers\/id954139712#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18483 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TFT-Podcast-Icon-500x500.png\" alt=\"Truth for Teachers podcast: a weekly 10 minute talk radio show you can download and take with you wherever you go! A new episode is released each Sunday to get you energized and motivated for the week ahead.\" width=\"158\" height=\"157\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #213673;\" href=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.com\/category\/truth-for-teachers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See blog posts\/transcripts for all episodes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #213673;\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/angela-watsons-truth-for-teachers\/id954139712#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1KICZW01ohDN9jlkclrQew\"><strong>Subscribe to the podcast in Spotify<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #213673;\" href=\"https:\/\/playmusic.app.goo.gl\/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&amp;isi=691797987&amp;ius=googleplaymusic&amp;apn=com.google.android.music&amp;link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/Ibzn2is6hrmbguhlj5ovfsxe7ea?t%3DAngela_Watson%27s_Truth_for_Teachers%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Subscribe to the podcast in Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes our decisions about how to spend our time in the classroom are not made by the wisest parts of ourselves. Our egos or the need for control are sometimes making the decisions for us, and creating both power struggles and unnecessary work. 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