11 February 2020
Week 6 Differences in Emotional Expressivity

This week we have been learning in our class about "Differences in Emotional Expressivity". We have learned about the different ways people express their emotions or do not express them. Because of the way they express themselves should not necessarily means others in the class should be alarmed unless it oversteps some boundaries that have been set in the classroom.

When I was nine years old we were in a class where slides (video) were shown of how a chicken developed in the egg. It looked like they were able to see inside the egg. You could see the veins, blood etc. I said out loud "how gross". The teacher asked who said that. I said I did it. She said it was not gross, but I said again yes it was gross. I was mostly raised as Faroese like my mother is and I was not afraid to voice my opinion. The teacher might have asked why I thought what I said.

I have learned through the years to be respectful when speaking to others. I like the idea of being able to discuss with others and I think it's great when we can discuss different things. I tell people that we  should be able to discuss things without being rude to someone else's thinking. As a teacher I need to be aware of this and agree to disagree and be respectful to other's opinions and how they express them.

I think "Emotional Expressivity" should be encouraged in the classroom, but everyone needs to know there are rules as not to insult one another. I think it's wonderful that we are all different. we can all contribute greatly to the classroom. We should not be too critical of how others express their emotions. In the classroom there need to be boundaries of what is appropriate and what isn't. Some people might feel uncomfortable with the way others express their emotions. Any needed rules should be established at the beginning of classes and discussed with the learners.