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useful. This is also a time when working with colleagues comes in handy. Check-ins to talk about changes support ongoing transformation. Questions for the fire fighter might include: "Were you able to bring forth a gentle rain when a student burst into flame?" "What was it like?" "Were there certain times that it worked better than others?" "What was the difference between these situations?" Conclusion The student who expresses anger in your classroom is not doing so in a vacuum. Many factors are influencing this angry display, including how you, the teacher, respond to it. By altering your experience of your angry student you effect his or her behaviors. Metaphors provide an avenue for self-reflection as well as a means of transformation and learning. The model presented here offers an innovative approach to learning about and transforming the experience of anger in your classroom. References Belth, M. (1993). Metaphor and thinking: The college experience. New York: University Press of America. Brown, P. (1991) The hypnotic brain: Hypnotherapy and social communication. New Haven: Yale University Press. Clark, M.C. (1993). Transformational learning. In S.B. Merriam (Ed.), An update on adult learning theory, (pp.47-56). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Eggert, L.L. (1995). Anger management for youth: Stemming aggression and violence. Bloomington, IN: National Educational Service. Fantz, R.E. (1983). The use of metaphor and fantasy as an additional exploration of awareness. The Gestalt Journal, 6(2), 28-33. Gibson, R.L., Mitchell, M.H., & Basile, S.K. (1993). Counseling in the elementary school: A comprehensive approach. Toronto, ON: Allyn & Bacon. Johnson, M. (1981). Metaphor in the philosophical tradition. In M. Johnson (Ed.), Philosophical perspecitves on metaphor. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. Leary, D.E. (1990). Psyche's muse: The role of metaphor in the history of psychology. In D.E. Leary (Ed.), Metaphors in the history of psychology, pp. (1-78) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Mahoney, M.J. (1991). Human change processes: The scientific foundations of psychotherapy. USA: Basic Books. Messing, J.K. (1992) Mediation: An intervention strategy for counselors. Journal of Counseling and Development, 72, 67-72. Mezirow, J. (1981). A critical theory of adult learning and education. Adult Education Quarterly, 32(1), 3-24. Mezirow, J. (1991). Transformative dimensions of adult learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Pert, C,B. (1997). Molecules of emotion: why you feel the way you feel. New York : Scribner. Schon, D. (1979). Generative metaphor and social policy. In A. Ortony, Metaphor and thought, (pp. 254-283). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Wagner, C.C.. Kiesler, D.J. & Schmidt, J.A. (1995). Assessing the interpersonal transaction cycle: Convergence of action and reaction interpersonal circumples measures. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 69(5), 938-949.