I loved David Geurin’s post on Twitter about what education truly is. He states that “Education is about developing an identity as a learner. The goal isn’t to complete an assignment. It’s to be a questioner. The goal isn’t to read a book. It’s to be a reader.” It’s so true! We must teach our Read more about Be a Thinker[…]
I received another fascinating email from Gavin McCormack about the usefulness of Birdsong. I personally love background music while I’m working. Apparently, when birds are quiet it means there’s danger around and they are trying to keep a low profile or fly away. McCormack says, “Deep in our DNA from thousands of years ago, lies Read more about How Birdsong Can Change Your Classroom Forever[…]
Gavin McCormack sent me an email about children who are unique. He says children are already perfect specimens. Yes, they’ll make mistakes, mess things up, but if we work as a community, the mistakes will be lessons that guide us all to success. McCormack likens children to clouds in the sky. Did you ever see Read more about Each Child is Unique for a Reason[…]
Gavin McCormack sent me another important message about best practices in the classroom. I think these 5 things would work as well in businesses. 1. Choice – in order for people to feel like they are in charge of their learning and work, people need choices. People learn differently, so they must have choices for Read more about 5 Ways to Implement Change in the Classroom[…]
In our busy pandemic year of teaching the students, many educators get stuck on teaching the curriculum. However, we have a responsibility to teach our students’ mind, body, heart and soul. As a guidance Counsellor, I personally have heard about the students’ needs. And they all four parts met at school. I have many lessons Read more about Teach the Whole Child[…]
I received a brilliant email from Gavin McCormack which talks about a child’s emotional cup. He states that when a child’s emotional cup is approaching empty, we may see some of the following behaviours: – attention seeking behaviour to alert us that they need a refill. – think they have to fight flight to get Read more about What is the emotional cup?[…]
Today I am most grateful for my health and amazing family and friends! Every day I repeat a mantra which includes all things and people that I’m grateful for. Today I’ll especially feel gratitude for my health and family and friends. Not everyone is as fortunate as I am. Being healthy and wealthy during this Read more about I Am Grateful[…]
I loved an email I received from Gavin McCormack about the importance of modelling the behaviour we want to see in our students. He told the story of challenging a student to draw a lion. She responded by saying that she couldn’t draw a lion. He said, “Why don’t we try to draw a lion.” Read more about We Model the Behavior We Want in Our Students[…]
I adore this post which I found on Facebook (@LewisHowes) 1. Try. 2. Try again. 3. Try once more. 4. Try a little differently. 5. Try it again tomorrow. 6. Try and ask for help. 7. Try and find someone who’s done it. 8. Try to determine what is not working. 9. Try to determine Read more about 10 Steps to Success[…]
We must encourage our students to persist in the face of difficulties. We can respond to someone’s mistake by saying, “Oh, that’s my favourite mistake.” Thomas Edison failed over and over again in trying to invent the light bulb. Edison said, “I didn’t fail 1000 times. The light bulb was an invention with a 1000 Read more about 5 Reflective Questions to Encourage a Growth Mindset[…]