Anxiety Workshop

This past Saturday went to workshop with a co-worker. We got lots of good information about helping cope with anxiety. The Anxiety BC web page has lots of  helpful information for people of all ages with anxiety.

Noticing the hours of daylight increasing.

"How come we don't stay at daycare till dark anymore?" -age 5.5 years
"How come my dad picks me up so early now? -age 4 years
"It's late we need to get home." child's mom. "No it is still light out!" -age 4.5 years

Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?

Children are not afraid to be wrong...how do we help them grow up and still not be afraid?

The Red Wolf by Margaret Shannon

I was listing to NPR one day and heard this book being read and explained. It was so lovingly read and such a fantastic story I had to go out and buy it. It is no longer in print so I cherish my copy. I have read it many times, made props to tell the story, and even recorded myself reading it. It is a touchstone for teaching, it takes me and the children so many places.

Sugata Mitra: Build a School in the Cloud

TedTalk

Grandmothers...I love his use of grandmothers in moving learning forward

To This Day Project - Shane Koyczan

Video

A beautiful spoken word video collaboration.

my favourite part:...if you can't see anything beautiful about yourself get a better mirror...

Albert Einstein

How I see my job.

To help children learn to stumble and find their own graceful way to land.

This Is Water.

In 2005 gave a commencement address to the graduating class of Kenyon College. It is some simple sage advice about the value of education. Here is the clip.

Kids won't learn from people they don't like...Rita Peirson

TedTalk

Here is Rita talking about what she knows.