Often when giving instructions to students, we are frustrated when they don't listen to us.
One of the reasons is that we teachers do not explain the rationale of our instructions and portray misbehaviour as "cool". Let's look at the following:
"Bring the scissors to me. Don't stab yourself."
"Climb down the ladder rung by rung. Don't jump off."
"Stay on the escaltor, Don't slide down the handles."
"Stay healthy. Don't smoke like those losers in the poster above."
In each instruction, the teacher is giving a "cool" idea to the student, without explaining the danger of the misbehaviour.
Let's remember to keep explaining to our students.
