What is Reddit's opinion of Human Communication: The Basic Course: Books A La Carte Edition?

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> I know it sounds cliché but I love helping people.

> I would consider myself as an introvert.

> I hate co teaching with incompetent teachers who are lazy

> My co teacher is so chaotic

I think here are the main issues to deal with.

One thing to consider that you can only help people who want to be helped. Teaching is not about helping. It is about instructing. And in order to do that, you need to have a degree of experience in communication and people skills. So, if you consider yourself to be "an introvert", then your communications are probably not all that they can be.

Secondly, people's attitudes are not static. They are not permanent states of their personality. They can be changed. And human communication skills can help you do that.

A lack of communication skills may cause another person to "close-off" to "shut-in", or to defend themselves when making a suggestion. But if you improve your human communication skills, you can cause people to be more agreeable, more pleasant and more responsive to suggestions and constructive criticism.

One thing to consider is that most people are very fickle. They can be very stubborn, self-centered and perhaps even dismissive if they don't like you, but if you talk to them in a different way, they can become more agreeable, more open to co-operation, and may even do a better job at work in order to avoid letting you do all the work. People who just do their jobs without bonding to the other people working with them can actually try to not help so as to make sure that "everyone does their share". But people who do bond-emotionally, and who do form personal relationships at work, can actually go out of their way to help out and to make life easier for everyone. Therefore, talking to people doesn't always help. Talking to people in the right way can result in some very dramatic changes that you did not expect.

As for the kids, if you are teaching special ed, then most of them probably don't want to be taught. It doesn't mean that they are "bad kids", but it does mean that they probably don't know how to appreciate the education. They don't know what education means for their future. This means that they don't really need someone to "help" them. Instructing them is a whole different matter. You seem like a person who wants to help, who is interested in nature, traveling, and art. All very "light" interests. Those interests and that attitude may be nice to have at times, it seems to me that you haven't built up a firm and respectable presence that is necessary for all teaching practices and for all forms of leadership. And I am quite sure for that since you called yourself "an introvert".

So with all due respect, the environment with which you are dealing with does seem quite challenging for any human being. However, you also seem to be unprepared and to lack the human experience in communication. So I recommend that you read This book on human communication by Joseph A. DeVito and The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene. They will both help you in regards to teaching as well as in all your personal relationships if you use them correctly. One thing that I do warn against is trying to exploit people with them. It is a fairly common for people who come across these types of books to try to do so, but we human beings are naturally equipped to sniff out bad intentions. Therefore, these books can make you a very skilled teacher and can help you deal with and make new personal relationships with people if you set out with the right intention of trying to help people, trying to understand people better, and trying to communicate with people more efficiently and effectively. This can lead to more harmonious relations. But trying to exploit people, from my experience in talking to others, has led into paranoia, delusions, and various kinds of emotional problems. So if you are interested in dealing with people and have the right intentions, then I very highly recommend these books for you.