Today I was able to talk one of my students down from crying fits because he'd got a particularly low mark in his final test. It reminded me a lot of how one time I was able to talk my lil brother down from a raging tantrum by doing much the same thing - I just sat in front of them and tried to show that I understood just what they were thinking and worried about.
Never thought having the mentality of a 9yr old would come in so useful so many times.
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