Gavin McCormack recently posted an article on why we need to provide concrete materials for children when teaching them. I have always believed in hands on learning practices for students and I totally agree with McCormack’s views on the importance of concrete learning materials. Children learn best when there are tactile and movable materials, which Read more about Why Concrete Materials for Learners[…]
Another amazing article by Gavin McCormack was about raising amazing children. McCormack states that there are 11 most important things that we as adults need to understand, before we can even think about helping our children reach their full potential. 1. Order – For a child it means s/he has the need for predictable events Read more about How To Raise Amazing Children[…]
I truly admire Gavin McCormack’s devotion to children and his brilliant articles about how to be a master educator. This week McCormack posted an article on children’s behaviours. He said, “Beneath every behavior, there is an emotion. Beneath every emotion there is a need.” When we as teachers and parents meet that need, rather than Read more about Treat the Cause, Not the Syndrome[…]
Things to remember: – Kindness is free. – Talk less, listen more. – Everything takes time. – Smiles are contagious. – You only fail if you quit. – No mistakes, only lessons. – Things get better with time. – Be present in all you do. – Judgements reflect your character.
Brene Brown shared her thoughts on “Trust” on YouTube, and of course, she is an inspiring researcher who speaks about what we are all thinking about. Brown quoted Charles Feltman’s definition of Trust and Distrust as this. “Trust is choosing to make something important to you, vulnerable to the actions of someone else. Distrust is Read more about What Is Trust?[…]
John Maxwell’s video this morning was to say thanks to our veterans who fought a war to end all wars. He admonished us to be ever so grateful to our veterans for their service to help us live in our freedom. But they paid a price for our freedom so it really was not free. Read more about Thanks to Our Veterans[…]
1. Take responsibility for your life. 2. Believe in yourself. 3. There are no mistakes or failures. The losses are there to guide you. 4. Meditate daily. Love life. 5. Take care of yourself, fill yourself up and keep yourself full. 6. Goi inside yourself and know that all things are possible. 7. Focus on Read more about Oprah’s 10 Top Rules for Self-Love[…]
I practice gratitude many times a day. I read recently that when you have a negative experience, think about what you are grateful for, and the negative experience becomes less negative. I have actually done this many times, and it works. Gifford Thomas posted an article about gratitude recently that was a lovely story of Read more about Practice Gratitude Daily[…]
The more we practice kindness, the easier it is. Every thought and action we do fires neurones in our brain. The more these neural pathways are fired, the easier it becomes to activate them. So the more we repeat acts of kindness, the easier it is to do them in the future. There are many Read more about Being Kind Is My Mantra[…]
1. Wink Sleep – Everyone closes their eyes and you tap one person on the head. They are the Sandman. Everyone walks around and the Sandman winks at people. When a person is winked at, they wait 5 seconds and then fall asleep – preferably in a funny, loud way. Other students are allowed to Read more about 3 Classroom Games to Fill Time[…]