{"id":1541,"date":"2015-09-30T13:03:28","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T17:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/?p=1541"},"modified":"2015-09-30T13:03:28","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T17:03:28","slug":"bringing-the-words-into-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/?p=1541","title":{"rendered":"Bringing the words into reality"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had arrived this morning with the intention of thinking about how our four words — inspirational, altruistic, influential, and consistent — might help us think about some of the daily issues we face.\u00a0\u00a0 I wanted to write about it; my genius student teacher suggested that we make a carousel of it.\u00a0 So we gave each of them a magic marker and walked the classroom weighing in on how these words might help us with:<\/p>\n

*constant, disruptive\u00a0 cell phone use
\n*sleeping\/withdrawing from the group
\n*regular side conversations
\n*mean-spirited commentary
\n*arriving late<\/p>\n

(If were a good teacher, or one not so desperately pressed for time, I would have had them identify the issues that distract from our community.)<\/p>\n

The results were exciting and part of the never ending quest to help students follow through.\u00a0\u00a0 I began the post-conversation by asking everyone to think about how these issues linked together and the answers were telling — these are all things that make it hard for us, they’re all things that we do, they’re all things that we can manage — but I was also impressed how aware the students were of they could be managed with moderation.<\/p>\n

It’s part of our place, that we try and find a middle, respectful ground — no group of teachers I’ve been around manages side conversations particularly well — and I hope that we can continue to build on these ideas.<\/p>\n

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