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yuiyoshida

(41,818 posts) Tue Dec 20, 2016, 08:45 PM Dec 2016

Getting stuck in the negatives (and how to get unstuck) Alison Ledgerwood TEDxUCDavis

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Getting stuck in the negatives (and how to get unstuck) Alison Ledgerwood TEDxUCDavis (Original Post) yuiyoshida Dec 2016 OP

Thanks for posting Sherman A1 Dec 2016 #1

So there is upside bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #2

Thanks for posting. I was familiar with "negativity bias" but didn't know about the resiliency JudyM Dec 2016 #3

Teacher evaluations in many states... icarusxat Dec 2016 #4

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

1. Thanks for posting

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Tue Dec 20, 2016, 09:06 PM

Dec 2016

something that many of us need to work on and as described, it is indeed difficult to do.

bucolic_frolic

(43,028 posts)

2. So there is upside

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Tue Dec 20, 2016, 10:50 PM

Dec 2016

Trump's negatives will remain elevated no matter what he does because
he's not doing anything popular for ordinary people

We can help that along, be negative about Trump. See Keith Olbermann's
video today.

And yes, nourish the goodness in your life, so you have energy to maintain
your momentum.

JudyM

(29,185 posts)

3. Thanks for posting. I was familiar with "negativity bias" but didn't know about the resiliency

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Tue Dec 20, 2016, 11:38 PM

Dec 2016

factor. Which makes the negativity bias all the more significant.

icarusxat

(403 posts)

4. Teacher evaluations in many states...

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Tue Dec 20, 2016, 11:45 PM

Dec 2016

require administrators to include at least one negative comment on a teacher evaluation. Is this really the way to improving teacher morale, performance or retention? Or, is this the road to eviscerating the profession and selling it off to the highest bidder? I smell A.L.E.C. influence in writing some of the legislation that has brought us this brand of for the rich by the rich material...

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