Tree of Emotions: How Beautiful Is Our SALT

[Dr. E. Mohamed Rafique]

SALT ignites experiential learning:
Punam by applying SALT as  Support, Appreciate, Learn, and Transfer, as the Way of Working or WoW, among school children has listed the gamut of emotions the children experience in their interactions within their Community of Practice (CoP). Accordingly, the children drew an apple tree to depict this list of emotions with each apple bearing the name of an emotion!

Matrix of SALT as Support Appreciate, Learn, Transfer with the list of emotions in the Tree:

Emotion	Support	Appreciate	Learn	Transfer
Interest	Stimulates curiosity	Encourages exploration	Fosters a love of learning	Shares knowledge and experiences
Happiness	Creates a positive environment	Recognizes achievements	Learns to express gratitude	Spreads joy and positivity
Excuse Me	Facilitates respectful communication	Values politeness and consideration	Learns social etiquette	Models appropriate behavior
Trust	Builds strong relationships	Acknowledges reliability	Learns to trust others	Fosters a sense of security
Joy	Encourages positive emotions	Celebrates successes	Learns to find joy in everyday life	Spreads happiness to others
Desire	Supports aspirations and dreams	Recognizes ambition	Learns to set goals	Inspires others to pursue their dreams
Gladness	Creates a positive atmosphere	Acknowledges positive outcomes	Learns to appreciate the good in life	Spreads optimism and hope
Sorry	Fosters empathy and understanding	Accepts mistakes and apologizes	Learns from mistakes	Promotes forgiveness and reconciliation
Love	Encourages compassion and kindness	Values relationships	Learns to love unconditionally	Spreads love and compassion
Please	Facilitates polite requests	Recognizes the importance of manners	Learns to communicate effectively	Promotes cooperation and teamwork
Pride	Builds self-esteem and confidence	Recognizes achievements	Learns to take pride in one's work	Inspires others to strive for excellence
Thankful	Fosters gratitude and appreciation	Recognizes the kindness of others	Learns to express gratitude	Promotes a positive attitude
Appreciation	Encourages positive reinforcement	Recognizes the value of others	Learns to show appreciation	Fosters strong relationships
Realization	Facilitates understanding and insight	Recognizes new knowledge and insights	Learns from experiences	Shares knowledge and wisdom
Hopeful	Inspires optimism and resilience	Recognizes the potential for positive change	Learns to hope for the best	Spreads hope and encouragement

This  Tree of Emotions resonates with every facilitator worth their SALT, proving that SALT can only be learnt by experiencing it in the crucible of the communities. 

Also, it bears witness that Punam who has used SALT in a school, has experienced first-hand these emotions, and her documenting the gamut of emotions, that pour forth during a SALT Visit, or facilitation, has proved that SALT is learnt only by experiencing it in the sandbox of the communities! 

Furthermore this landmark documentation has opened up an entirely new vista on psycho-social effects of SALT-CLCP, an area where hardly any has ventured so far.

Accordingly, with SALT as Support, Appreciate, Learn, and Transfer, as the column headings and each item in the list of emotions as a row heading, we drew up a table in which each cell of this table we wrote the qualitative short note how these components of SALT Way of Working namely Support, Appreciate, Learn, and Transfer, bring about each of the fifteen emotions listed.

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