Yes!...the relationships we have with our students and other people in our
lives are so important and we show that through our words and our actions.
When we have a strong relationship with our students, our words are valued and
we need to be very careful with them. I definitely need to be more aware of
the words I use.
At a staff in-service yesterday a wise teacher changed the order of the
following: Rigor Relevance Relationships to RELATIONSHIPS Relevance Rigor.
Carmen MatsuuraGr. 5
> Interesting. I think part of what Johnston is saying is that learning comes
> down to relationships...and we convey we care for our students in lots of
> ways...using our words AND our smiles, hugs etc. Kids respond to us, learn
> from us, because they love us back.
>
> But there is more too Johnston's work here than making kids feel loved, even
> though that is hugely important. It is about developing a sense of agency in
> our kids...and that's what Johnston means when he refers to the use of words
> to frame OR re-frame classroom events.
>
> I remember a lesson I used to use ........ I used words to frame Jake as an
> expert, and he responded and was extremely motivated.
>
> This book makes me wonder...what other small moments in the classroom could
> give kids that same feeling that they were powerful learners?
>
> Jennifer L. Palmer, Ed. D.
>
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