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Jooney Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Plant the seed
Hi,
This is part of a video on "school bullying".
And again, many times if you just listen, and sort of put your ear to the ground, and open those lines of conversation, they may say, you might say, “Seem a little worried about school. What's on your mind?" And they may tell you, "Yeah, I'm worried about my teacher. I'm worried about my grades. But I'm also worried about—this one's in my class, or that one's in my class." And that's where you sort of, with a gentle hand, start that conversation. What you don't want to do is to plant the seed. You don't want to walk up to them and say, "Are you scared about the new school year?" Obviously you don't want to build up that anxiety, but you just want to keep those lines of communication open.
Q1) What does it mean to plant the seed?
Q2) What does the phrase "a gentle hand" mean?
I'd appreciate your help.
This is part of a video on "school bullying".
And again, many times if you just listen, and sort of put your ear to the ground, and open those lines of conversation, they may say, you might say, “Seem a little worried about school. What's on your mind?" And they may tell you, "Yeah, I'm worried about my teacher. I'm worried about my grades. But I'm also worried about—this one's in my class, or that one's in my class." And that's where you sort of, with a gentle hand, start that conversation. What you don't want to do is to plant the seed. You don't want to walk up to them and say, "Are you scared about the new school year?" Obviously you don't want to build up that anxiety, but you just want to keep those lines of communication open.
Q1) What does it mean to plant the seed?
Q2) What does the phrase "a gentle hand" mean?
I'd appreciate your help.
Top answer
Q2) What does the phrase "a gentle hand" mean? to plant the seed ~ in this context, to put an idea into the child's mind by saying something that could, if misunderstood or misinterpreted, grow into a pathological fear of school with a gentle hand ~ in this context, gently, indirectly, without saying anything that might alarm the child CJ
- Q2) What does the phrase "a gentle hand" mean?
- to plant the seed ~ in this context, to put an idea into the child's mind by saying something that could, if misunderstood or misinterpreted, grow into a pathological fear of school with a gentle hand ~ in this context, gently, indirectly, without saying anything that might alarm the child CJ
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jooneyQ1) What does it mean to plant the seed?Q2) What does the phrase "a gentle hand" mean?to plant the seed ~ in this context, to put an idea into the child's mind by saying something that could, if misunderstood or misinterpreted, grow into a pathological fear of school
with a gentle hand ~ in this context, gently, indirectly, without saying anything t
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