Monday, December 5, 2016

How to Develop Mindsets for Compassion and Caring in Students

Good morning,

Today we are sharing an article from ww2.kqed.org about the mindsets of our children and how as teachers we can better empower them to have compassion. It all stems from the early experiences of Dr. Robert Brooks, who found himself in an unusual teaching setting.

"Early in his career Dr. Robert Brooks became the principal of a school in a locked-door unit at McLean Psychiatric Hospital. He and his staff of teachers worked with children and adolescents who were severely disturbed and whose behavior showed their turmoil. Within the first few months, Brooks felt demoralized and dreaded work each day.'

What I realized is when you feel you are losing control in a classroom, you become more controlling,” Brooks said. But as he and his staff tried to make their students do exactly as they said, they only behaved worse and learned less.'

What changed was a group of courageous educators who totally shifted their mindsets, and when they shifted their mindsets they shifted the practices they were using,” Brooks said."

‘Once you say a kid is unmotivated or doesn’t care, you’re already reflecting a mindset in which you’re blaming the child, whether you mean to or not.’

To view the original article, click here.

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