Teflon Mind definition
Teflon Mind is another way of saying “let go of troubling thoughts that stick to your mind.” The goal here is to stay in the present moment. Many have found that this is a way to cope with intense feelings. Distressing events and emotions easily become stuck in consciousness. “Teflon Mind” is a way to attend to painful thoughts without getting stuck – let them go 135 ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. The Art of Foreign Language Teaching: Improvisation and Drama in Teacher Development and Lan- guage Learning. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Verlag 2007 • Long-term "transformative effects": new ways of 'being in the world', e.g. of revaluing one's fixed concepts or discovering new truths, contributing to personal development. Following the interviewing research and participative observation findings we concluded that hu- mour and clown skills, as well as the process of clown improvisation workshops could be consid- ered beneficial on two levels – personal and educationally didactical. On resilience building personal level it gives: • increased alertness and receptivity/ mindfulness • self-awareness, particularly emotional awareness/self-compassion and vulnerability • awareness of other's emotions/ empathic listening/ responding to cues (no script!) • regenerative energy/ having fun, playing/ resilience • creative imagination/ living with uncertainty • ability to take risks/ not fear making mistakes • holding up a mirror to the world/ others Humour use in formal and non-formal education has been studied in fields such as higher and sec- ondary education, psychology and nursing. Research has demonstrated that effective educational humour needs to be integrated into the topic and used in moderation. Used appropriately, humour can gain attention, facilitate creative thinking and memory, motivate students to attend class, and promote learning outcomes136. Several studies have examined the pedagogical implications and cautions concerning the use of hu- mour in teaching. Humour has been associated with a host of positive physiological and psychologi- cal effects. Researchers have identified that educators who use humour in their instruction are more positively rated by their peers and their students; others have suggested that humour may enhance learning. Although much of this evidence has been anecdotal, a 2006 study137 assesses the positive impact of curriculum-specific humour on retention and recall, as well as student evaluations of the course and the instructor. The appropriate use of humour in a classroom setting...