Mutual interest discovery

Social skills and social interaction need not be taught explicitly to young students. Instead of discussing social skills theoretically or by an academic discourse headed by the teacher, the mutual interest discovery theoretical account introduces a process of structured activities for students. This process aims to increase peer word sense by having students discover similarities they conduct with others.The prevalent presumption is that attraction surrounded by people increases as known shared similar attributes increases. It is further postulated that the high level of self-disclosure between two people, the deeper liking there is for one other (Burger, 1981). This model was applied to students with learning disabilities however, it has been applied to rowes where students need not ineluctably have such disabilities.To introduce this social skills occupation to a class of elementary school students, the procedure was outlined and I shared two(prenominal) of my own int erests with the group. The students were then asked to pair up with one other. I purview this activity to be a timely remedy since in this especial(a) group several of the students did not get along well with the others. The activity proved fruitful as I observed that those who had strained or distant relationships prior to the activity were observed to have become to a great extent sociable to each another. I consider this activity a greater success with the marked change between one 2nd tramp boy and a 4th grade girl.They had been talking and discovered that they both had scars in their chest area from surgeries they had undergone. They were so pleased that they even came up to me saying So and so is the same as me We both have a line. Now, every time that they see each other in school they hug each other. The older girl has become deal an older sister to the smaller boy. I regard not merely the activity as a success, but I myself feel fulfilled. much(prenominal) change eff ected into the life of pupils was more than I could have hoped for from this interaction activity. It brings a renewed drive to teach and a deeper significance to this close to dignified profession.ReferenceBurger, Jerry M. Self-Disclosure and Liking During Initial Encounters An Attributional Approach. Social Behavior and Personality, 1981, 9 (2), 179-183.