Gepubliceerd in:
29-11-2016 | MINDFULNESS IN PRACTICE
A Mindful Classroom
Auteurs:
Kelly A. Kingsley, Francis Lynott
Gepubliceerd in:
Mindfulness
|
Uitgave 1/2017
Log in om toegang te krijgen
Excerpt
Many classroom teachers, including ourselves, would agree that children tend to live in the present, feeling their emotions immediately, and focus intently on friends, games, or activities. Children also live in a world of adults telling them what to do: when to go to bed, how to do things at home and at school, when to wake up, when to go to school, what to eat, and so on. This lack of control over their day may lead to going through the motions of their day without being aware of what they are doing. When a child is asked about their day at school, they may not actually remember. This has little to do with their memory and more to do with not paying attention at the time. As educators, we have noticed through mindfulness teaching that we can help children begin to focus and pay attention to the things in the present moment they may not have noticed prior. …