(Suggested Completion Date: June 15th)

Welcome to the first part of the Better Conversations book study.  This chapter, in a nut shell, introduced us to the two main pillars of the book: creating better conversations by building better communication beliefs and habits.  It would be good start off this book study with a couple of questions to get us thinking about habits and beliefs.  Using the comment feature at the bottom of this post discuss:

1. How has education started to change from a “banking education” mindset?
2. In what ways are you and/or your schools still functioning as “top down” communicators?
3. What chapter or Conversation Belief/Habit do you most look forward to learning about?

Feel free to reply to others comments.

FYI. Names are posted, and the website is visible, so lets focus on building up instead of ranting.

(Suggested Completion Date: June 29th)

Welcome to the second part of the Better Conversations book study.  Chapter two focuses on the 6 Better Conversations Beliefs:

• I see conversation partners as equals
• I want to hear what other have to say
• I believe people should have a lot of autonomy
• I don’t judge others
• Conversation should be back and forth
• Conversation should be life-giving

These beliefs fuel the ten habits discussed in the rest of the book. Let’s use the comment feature at the bottom of this post discuss the following topics.  Feel free to chime in with other questions or thought you have and reply to someone else’s post.

1. Which of the 6 beliefs do you struggle with the most?
2. As coaches and educators how can we value the opinions of our fellow coworkers and students?
3. What chapter or Conversation Belief/Habit do you most look forward to learning about?
4. On page 32, Knight says, “Respecting others’ needs for autonomy is also a good thing to do simply because trying to control others is dehumanizing.”  Is dehumanizing too strong (or not strong enough) of a word in this context?  Explain.

FYI. Names are posted, and the website is visible, so lets focus on building up instead of ranting.