As a public school educator working with the 4 years olds to 11 year olds, I am definitely in the service work of nurturing the youth to preserve their childhood with play, wonder, awe, and love. I noticed that one of the most important ways I can communicate this is to make sure I am listening more than I am speaking. As well, most of my responses lead with more questions than answers. Ultimately, I want to encourage my students to think (contemplate/sit with challenges) as oppose to react which usually comes from anger and fear. It’s important for them to recognize those emotions and to process them before making decisions or arriving at conclusions. Another critical element to my teaching is that I don’t want the students to think like me-and they need to be equipped to call BS on forces/powers that want to destroy and dehumanize others.
Vesper,
It was joyful to get to know you better tonight on the FAIR in the Arts call!
https://healthyfamilies.substack.com/p/musings-on-music-music-and-math-are?utm_source=post-banner&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=posts-open-in-app&publication_id=1021964&post_id=96331807&triedRedirect=true
Cheers!
Jenny Hatch
As a public school educator working with the 4 years olds to 11 year olds, I am definitely in the service work of nurturing the youth to preserve their childhood with play, wonder, awe, and love. I noticed that one of the most important ways I can communicate this is to make sure I am listening more than I am speaking. As well, most of my responses lead with more questions than answers. Ultimately, I want to encourage my students to think (contemplate/sit with challenges) as oppose to react which usually comes from anger and fear. It’s important for them to recognize those emotions and to process them before making decisions or arriving at conclusions. Another critical element to my teaching is that I don’t want the students to think like me-and they need to be equipped to call BS on forces/powers that want to destroy and dehumanize others.