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How will an awareness of psychoanalytic theory impact on your work in a classroom setting?

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Psychoanalysis presumes that a good understanding of development requires analyzing the symbolic meanings of behavior and the deep inner workings of the mind. It places a huge emphasis on the unconscious and how the unconscious is the precursor to human development.
The level of awareness that I possess of psychoanalytic theory would impact my performance in the classroom only if I act on my understanding in a proactive manner. I believe it was Socrates who said that a teacher is one who not only has an understanding of subject, but is one who has the ability to teach it. And an elementary school teacher has a special responsibility in not only the intellectual, but the social development of his student. …show more content…

As a teacher, I will try to explain that that there is nothing to fear and that the truth is always the best option.
To positively manipulate a certain situation or setting would also be one of my priorities as a teacher. There are, as Erikson put it, crises in life that children and even adults have to go through. In those situations, a teacher always has to remain calm and sensitive to the respective situation. If an argument ever happened to occur, I would try to let whoever is fighting resolve the conflict in a reasonable manner. I have to always remember that the rest of the class is watching so every crisis such as this one is a learning experience to not only the respective students, but also to the entire class.
Having the knowledge that psychoanalysis places a great emphasis on one’s early experiences, I will strive to be as patient, caring, understanding, and firm. I will allow each student to explore each intellectual avenue possible and encourage them that there is no such thing as failure in the classroom; that every experience, be it intellectual or social, is a learning experience. I believe that students are prone to develop a sense of inferiority and so I must adapt to banish such notions from their thoughts.
One risk of using psychoanalysis in the classroom is a misinterpretation

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