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snorth 7 months ago

Take a few minutes to prepare mentally for your day!

mrs-sklar 7 months ago

I'm sure by now, most people have seen the 4 reforms that have made this book famous: 1) No smartphone before high school. 2) No social media before 16. 3) Phone-free schools. 4) Far more unsupervised play and childhood independence. As a parent, my goal, is to follow these reforms with my three children. I'm sure there will be struggles, especially when they realize that there may be peers that don't have to follow them. As a teacher, I would love to allow more unsupervised play and independence, but struggle with finding the time. As "homework" this year, I told my students that I'd like them to play outside for 15 minutes every day, but I know that many are not able due to activities, home situations, etc. I wish I could give them time outside during the schoolday somehow to make sure they were all getting it. I was delighted that the district adopted a phone free policy this year. It's not much of an issue in elementary school, although it does come up sometimes, but I would love to know what differences are being seen in secondary because of this.

gyanuk 7 months ago

Rewards

Well this chapter started off talking about the gumballs given for rewards when the class did something right, and honestly when reading it, I thought maybe I'll switch to this reward. But then it was talking about rewards and incentives and how they actually end up getting you the opposite of the desired behavior. WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING WITH MY CLASS! I haven't figured out for the life of me why these rewards and incentives I've always done are no longer working or my class doesn't seem the least bit interested in obtaining the rewards! "Removing rewards will also transform your teaching. It will shift your focus from trying to light a fire under individual students to creating a learning environment every student will appreciate and enjoy being a part of." That's what I want to happen! 
adri22 7 months ago

Many of my students continue to write run-on sentences. This page helped to show me that I need to slow down and give repeated practice of sentence parts. Students needs to hear examples orally before they can edit their own work.

jobradley 7 months ago

Lessons from the book

A specific line from Chapter 3: “Students feel respected and are likely to feel motivated when you ask for their opinion and there is tangible evidence that their opinion influences what happens in the classroom.”

This really hit home because it reminded me how powerful it can be when students feel like their voice matters especially in a subject like math, where many students already feel disconnected or unsure of themselves.  In our Math 7 classroom, it’s easy to fall into the routine of lectures, worksheets, and tests.  But when I slow down and take the time to ask students how they feel about what we're doing what’s working for them, what isn’t it changes the dynamic. They’re more likely to engage when they feel heard.  Even small things like letting them vote on whether we review with a game, partner work, or a practice sheet can make a difference.  It doesn’t mean giving up control, but it means creating a space where students feel included in how the class runs.

This quote reminds me that motivation isn’t just about making math fun it’s also about building respect.  When students see that their thoughts actually shape part of the classroom experience, they take more ownership, and they’re more willing to invest effort.  I’ve seen students who normally stay quiet become more active once they know their input is taken seriously. 

It’s something I want to keep doing more of finding simple ways to involve them in decisions and show them their opinions matter.
derekrichards 8 months ago

Good reminder when working with students whose first language is not English.

emily-kraeger 8 months ago

A great centering strategy that could be used building-wide and provides common language. Simple for students to learn and use

tammy-thomas 8 months ago

Social and Emotional Learning promotes a safe and healthy learning environment by allowing students to explore and take chances without the worry of failure. They can use risk taking as a form of growth regardless of the outcome. The study performed by CASEL indicated that students with access to social and emotional learning programs performed better academically than students that did not.

kevin-bovi 8 months ago

Most of the commonly used words in English have Anglo-Saxon roots. French were the words used by the upper classes after the Normans conquered England. Scientific and technical words came from Greek and Latin during the Renaissance.

kate-sfeir 8 months ago

You can re-mix words to make new words like artists mix songs to create new ones.

anna77 8 months ago

This statement stood out to me because sometimes we get so caught up in things in our minds that happened earlier that we often forget to be in the present moment

tracy-fountain 9 months ago