Barbara’s January thoughts about teaching children…
“To truly get better at learning, in or out of school, it is not about speed, but depth.” George Couros
“Drip by drip, day by day. Habits lead to commitments and commitments create learning.” by Seth Godwin. Falling behind vs. streaks
Forming habits is a popular topic in our culture of “pop-up”, “trending now”, and “Twitter” philosophy and politics. Both posts from the popular bloggers George Couros and Seth Godwin, speak to the importance of slowing down and practicing it right over and over and over again. Consider students’ need
of slowing down to get better at forming good habits. It is in the little things that create big differences. For example, our attention to cleaning up after an activity in class, or putting away equipment at recess, or cleaning the table (and below the table) in the dining hall, translates to remembering to take care of one-self and others. Slowing down to form good habits of self management (in the little things children CAN control) is critically important to developing a mindset of self care and independence for the ever increasing complexity of life as they grow older.
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