1st Edition

Becoming Buoyant: Helping Teachers and Students Cope with the Day to Day

By Marc Smith Copyright 2021
230 Pages
by Routledge

230 Pages
by Routledge

230 Pages
by Routledge

Becoming Buoyant shows teachers how they can help students to bounce back from daily setbacks and challenges. Drawing on the five main principles of academic buoyancy – confidence, coordination, control, composure and commitment – it investigates the evidence base from which the techniques are drawn and offers practical guidance on applying them in the classroom. Emphasising the role... Read more

Introduction

Chapter 1: Staying Afloat

Chapter 2: The Many Faces of Resilience

Chapter 3: Taking Care of the Small Stuff

Chapter 4: Personality and the 5Cs

Chapter 5: Creating Good Habits

Chapter 6: Setting and Pursuing Goals

Chapter 7: Getting Stuff Done

Chapter 8: Composure and Emotional Stability

Chapter 9: Dealing with Anxiety

Chapter 10: Control

Chapter 11: Becoming Confident

Chapter 12: Springing Forwards

Index

Biography

Marc Smith is a chartered psychologist, freelance writer and former secondary school teacher. He has taught in UK schools since 2004 and contributed to A-level Psychology curriculum and design. He is the author of The Emotional Learner and Psychology in the Classroom (with Jonathan Firth).