I’ve mentioned on more than one occasion the best piece of classroom management advice I’ve ever heard. It’s from Marvin Marshall, who wrote:

Will what I am about to do or say bring me closer or will it push me away farther from the person with whom I am communicating?

Here’s a corollary to it that appeared in The New York Times yesterday, and which was highlighted in a tweet by Dan Pink this morning:

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I’m adding this post to The Best Posts On Classroom Management.