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Seven Strategies for Keeping Cool Under Pressure media type="custom" key="10042567" align="center" There are many things you can do to cultivate grace under pressure. Here are several strategies that other teachers have found useful:
 * 1) Remember that losing control will only make the situation worse.
 * 2) Count to ten before you speak. While you are counting, make your face appear as calm as possible.
 * 3) Instead of shouting, lower your voice to a whisper.
 * 4) If there is a great deal of noise and commotion without a threat of violence, stand quietly and wait for it to subside. Shouting at your students to settle them down will only add to the noise.
 * 5) Talk to your colleagues in order to vent your frustration and plan ways to manage the situation differently.
 * 6) Remember that you determine what happens in your class. If you lose control, you are not working to solve the problem. Channel your energy toward managing the situation in a positive way.
 * 7) Ask your students for help when you are upset. This will redirect their attention toward a productive contribution instead of adding to the problem.