Teaching Self-Reflection?

Often, I am reminded how extremely important it is to have the skills to reflect on our own behavior. This is something that I try to work on daily through journal writing, research and questioning my colleagues. I wonder, though, how can this be taught to our students? I have the ability to teach a variety of things. What can we do to ingrain these skills into children? If we were all able to step back and evaluate ourselves honestly, I truly think this world would be a different, better place. We would evolve more rapidly because we would always be working to be a better version of ourselves.

So what stops us from self-reflection? Are we scared of rejection? Scared to be wrong? 

Next week I fully intend to make a more conscious effort to not only reflect on my practice, but to model that self-reflection. If anything, I hope it just might rub off in the right place. I think I need to step up my game. :)

Sometimes we need a little humor... :)

What do they call it these days.... "Throwback Thursday"?? Well, I thought today would be a good day for some humor. I've kept a log for years now called "Kids Say the Darnedest Things."

It's true. They do. Some of my favorites over the years are below.... Enjoy the giggle! :)

“Once I had a Jewish person in my family” – girl while coloring a picture of her family

  B: “When did Martin Luther King Jr. die?”  C: “Probably back when Wii’s were first invented”

“You know what!? Brown cows make chocolate milk and white cows make white milk. Goats make both kinds of milk” –Kindergarten boy

1st grade girls to me: “Did you pass school yet?”…yes, ….. “are you married?” … No, … “well then how did you pass school?

Me to young girl:   “What’s new?”… “My mom’s changing my birthday… it’s going to be on June 3^rd instead of July 24^th.”…Me: "What? Can you do that?”… “Yes, if your mom wants to, you can.”

Does good character matter?

Asking that question is almost like asking, "does the job of a school counselor matter?"

Well... new research says YES! Check out the link below to get that little bit of validation that you might need on this Tuesday.

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I love this video as a lead-in to talk to students about growing their brains! With all of the latest literature about growth versus fixed mindsets, this is a great fit. Students, K - 12, can relate to this video in one way or another. Check it out!