“Again, the most effective (and least destructive) way to help a child succeed—whether she’s writing or skiing, playing a trumpet or a computer game—is to do everything possible to help her fall in love with what she’s doing, to pay less attention to how successful she was (or is likely to be) and show more interest in the task. That’s just another way of saying that we need to encourage more, judge less, and love always.”
― Alfie Kohn, Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason There is a difference between being a good learner and a good student.
Blum, Susan D.. "I Love Learning; I Hate School": An Anthropology of College (p. 50). Cornell University Press. Kindle Edition. ...it (real learning) happens around the things we choose to learn not what someone else tells us to learn. A recent IBM survey of CEOs asked them to name the most crucial factor for future success...creativity and “managing the growing complexity of the world.” Richardson, Will. Why School?: How Education Must Change When Learning and Information Are Everywhere (Kindle Single) (Kindle Locations 144-145). TED Conferences. Kindle Edition. 21st-century readers and writers need to: • develop proficiency with the tools of technology • build relationships with others to pose and solve problems collaboratively and cross-culturally • design and share information for global communities to meet a variety of purposes • manage, analyze and synthesize multiple streams of simultaneous information • create, critique, analyze and evaluate multimedia texts Richardson, Will. Why School?: How Education Must Change When Learning and Information Are Everywhere (Kindle Single) (Kindle Locations 179-183). TED Conferences. Kindle Edition. Free play is the means by which children learn to make friends, overcome their fears, solve their own problems, and generally take control of their own lives. It is also the primary means by which children practice and acquire the physical and intellectual skills that are essential for success in the culture in which they are growing. Gray, Peter. Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life (p. 5). Basic Books. Kindle Edition. In free play , children learn to make their own decisions , solve their own problems , create and abide by rules , and get along with others as equals rather than as obedient or rebellious subordinates...In social play children learn how to negotiate with others , how to please others , and how to modulate and overcome the anger that can arise from conflicts . Gray, Peter. Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life (p. 18). Basic Books. Kindle Edition. Many young people are turned off education not because they don’t want to learn but because the rituals and routines of conventional schooling get in the way . The best schools create conditions in which young people enjoy learning and want to achieve at their highest levels . It’s important that they do enjoy education , for them and for you . They complain that many young people with conventional academic qualifications are not adaptable , creative , or team players . Why should they be ? They’ve spent years in education learning that the system of constant testing rewards conformity , compliance , and competition . Robinson, Ken. You, Your Child, and School: Navigate Your Way to the Best Education (p. 18). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. Hello and welcome to Kindergarten at Chute Lake Elementary. We are looking forward to having a wonderful year.
There will be many things to deal with this first year of school for your children and you. I would like to say that I am thrilled to be your child's first teacher and will do my best to make this year completely successful. If you ever have a question or concern feel free to contact me in any way.....during school....after school....on weekends....whenever! I will be sending texts to all of you this year using an app called Remind.....for the most part is it a private messaging tool between you and I. We will not actually know each others phone numbers. It works really well and I have used it for the past four years. ..... We will also be using Freshgrade again this year. I will send out info on these other "electronic" tools later. For now please just sign up for my "REMIND" messages using the instructions found on the Messages page. That is about all for now....hopefully I will talk to you on REMIND soon! PS. You don't need the App to receive messages...just use the second option for texts. Welcome to Mr. Sad's new kindergarten class. It is going to be a great year for all of us. Do you think being a good student is the same as being a good learner?
I am just reading Sir Ken Robinson's new book...YOU YOUR CHILD AND SCHOOL....
Hello and welcome to Kindergarten at Chute Lake Elementary. We are looking forward to having a wonderful year.
There will be many things to deal with this first year of school for your children and you. I would like to say that I am thrilled to be your child's first teacher and will do my best to make this year completely successful. If you ever have a question or concern feel free to contact me in any way.....during school....after school....on weekends....whenever! I will be sending texts to all of you this year using an app called Remind.....for the most part is it a private messaging tool between you and I. We will not actually know each others phone numbers. It works really well and I have used it for the past three years. .....please see the MESSAGES page on this website to sign up for these messages. We will also be using Freshgrade and GSuites. I will send out info on these other "electronic" tools later. For now please just sign up for my "REMIND" messages using the instructions found on the Messages page. That is about all for now....hopefully I will talk to you on REMIND soon! PS. You don't need the App to receive messages...just use the second option for texts. |
AuthorMr. Sadlowski Archives
November 2018
|