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“Your growth as a mature being is measure by the number of uncomfortable conversations you are willing to have.”-Kevin Kelly
A student is not learning the same as the others in your class. You’re pretty sure that a colleague is talking about you to others in your building. You move into a leadership role within your building. You see something happen between students and need to call parents about it.
You work in a profession where you are around people all day. Some of the people are younger than you, some are the same age, and some are older. Some of them just started, some of them are learning, and some probably should retire. No matter what, you are working with people all day.
How do you handle uncomfortable conversations?
Do you barge in and speak your mind?
Do you beat around the bush?
Do you make veiled comments and hope that someone picks up your meaning?
Are you direct?
I have had to share uncomfortable information with parents on many occasions. Whether it be due to an incident or a challenge in learning, there are things that you have to say to a parent that aren’t easy to convey.
What were the causes of the incident, what actually happened, and what happened afterwards…of course, there are…
