![]() A common example some teachers use at school is “if you can hear me touch your nose, if you can hear me touch your ears.”Īs far as MindUp teaching kids to be non-judgmental, isn’t that a Christian value? It absolutely doesn’t mean we accept what is wrong. A bell is just one way to accomplish this. So I don’t know that we need the bell, but it’s the same kind of idea-taking a step back to calm yourself and refocus so you can pay attention to what a teacher or someone is trying to teach you, or to what you are trying to accomplish. Instead it’s fun and their intrinsically motivated. an adult nagging them or having a behavior chart with rewards and punishments etc. But if kids can learn to calm themselves, and enjoy actually doing it and want to do it…isn’t that great vs. Yes, it would be nice if they just calmed themselves down without any kind of prompt. They totally calmed themselves down and they loved it. Crazy how quiet and reverent the kids were without me saying one thing. The way it worked is one child was in the front being reverent and then chose someone who was reverent and they went up, then they looked for someone else being reverent. At church the other day (I work with kids at church-but again really Mind Up is based on brain research-not religion, so obviously I teach this w/o any kind of religion involved), anyway during church when the kids came in we played ‘reverence tag’. Of course there are a lot of strategies to get kids to settle down. That said, I personally think a bell to quiet down and gain control is a lot better than a teacher nagging you. I teach this briefly but since I am a small group class I don’t spend a lot of time on this. The bell is a way to get the kids to stop what they are doing and basically get them to calm down and get refocused again. So there’s all kind of research showing deep breathing actually helps calm the brain. So one of the things the article spoke about was the ringing of the bell several times a day and that was a signal to stop whatever you were doing and do deep breathing. Obviously I am teaching it at the community recreation center so what I do will be a bit different. It is a curriculum that was created to incorporate in schools. ![]() And the awesome thing is that brain science now verifies this. However, rolling in selfishness and blaming others and not taking control of our own emotions and how we react in the world does not bring much peace in the longterm. Don’t get me wrong-sometimes we need to mourn and feel selfish and sad and mourn and grieve. Psychology seemed focused on serving our own needs and doing what felt good and blaming others and circumstances. For so many years it seemed to me that psychology’s message didn’t coincide with what one may be taught through most world’s religions (Just so you know, personally I am a Christian). Things like being thankful, serving others, being self-aware and when we make or are about to make mistakes, realize it and correct our behavior. So, what is fascinating to me is that brain research is now confirming that many of the things we learn from religion, are actually super healthy for our brains. This gives me a chance to share my experience with the program. If I read this article I would have been concerned also. If anyone has similar concerns or thoughts I wanted to post my reply: ![]() How Social and Emotional Learning Could Harm Our…ī |BY INGRID WICKELGREN How Social and Emotional Learning Could Harm Our Kids To tell you the truth, it scares me as it seems akin to brainwashing.we need to be very careful what we choose for our children under the guise of science. ![]() It seems to interfere with the inner consciousness of knowing right from wrong and suppresses the natural inner feelings and emotions. This seems to have a Buddhist-like connotation to it which would bother me greatly as a Christian. However, my research would prohibit me from doing so as explained in this editorial. " This struck me as something I might like to recommend to my daughter for her grandson who is having difficulties. Someone gave me an interesting reply with an opposing point of view. So I promote my classes through Facebook.
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