POSITIVE ATTITUDE

JERRY B. MORALES

In a world full of negative practices,thoughts and ways, having a positive attitude will be a great help in our daily activites. It is impossible to control the things that may happen but we can control our emotion in every event that can occur in our lives.

Having negative attitude can be compared to a huge wall that impede us in fulfilling our dreams. This feeling blocks the opportunity to move on. This prevent us in our development as individuals. Apparently , having negative attitude will affect students in showing their talents. That is why ,it a great value to have a positive attitude in teaching. It will be a big help for students to improve in physical, mental and emotional aspects. This will boost their self esteem.

Teaching students to control their thoughts will be beneficial for them. It will help them to remove their negative ideas and apprehensions. Some of these ideas are: I will not pass the subject.I might fail in Science. Mathematics is hard.these are the thoughts that students need to eradicate. It will be helpful if teachers show support and encouragement to the activities of the students whom they think that will release the potential of the students. Praises to small things that the student accom[plished will uplift his morale.

According to Zig Ziglar, “Positive attitude is a great help in achieving the abilities that we have.” That is why it is very important for us to integrate this virtue in our lives. Teachers will be the role model of the students. They will influence every students to have self-confidence.

— oOo— The author is Teacher III at San Basilio High School, Sta. Rita, Pampanga