Showing posts with label new learning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new learning. Show all posts

Friday, August 11, 2017

SERIOUSLY SPEAKING - WOULDN'T IT BE WONDERFUL…

Wouldn't it be wonderful if along with the three R's we also taught 'Human Interaction' in our schools?

Imagine if, from the first day of school, you learned how to communicate in the optimal way with other humans, how to deal with feelings - yours and those of parents, teachers and peers?

Imagine learning about anger and sadness and depression and…

Can you imagine how much easier life would be if 'Life Skills' was part of our ongoing curriculum?


DANCE WITH IT!   EXPERIENTIAL APPS                           
An opportunity to experiment with some fun ideas…

IMAGINE IT AND TRY IT ON!

There has been lots of interesting work with the human brain and re-learning, so as a really fascinating mental exercise try this imaginary game:

Imagine that all the schools you attended from day 1 actually did have a program dedicated to teaching children life skills…

Develop your idea of a model program.
What would it include?
Now imagine that you get the benefit of this program…

Walk yourself through it - the more detail you go into with this the more current impact you might be able to create…

Think back through your life.  What are some of the experiences that might have felt different with this upgraded skill set?

What happens as you move through this adventure? 






Wednesday, March 22, 2017

SERIOUSLY SPEAKING - RULES OF THE ROAD

On the one hand we are told to aim high, visualize success and it will all come to us…

On the other hand we've got that learning curve to deal with…

Did you ever learn to ski?
Did you start on the baby slope?  Doing that truly dumb snow plough?

Graceful?  Not even close!


DANCE WITH IT!   EXPERIENTIAL APPS                           
An opportunity to experiment with some fun ideas…

CONVERSATIONS WITH BULLYS - INNER AND OUTER

You:  "Okay.  So I am not perfect, but I am in there trying."
Bully:  "Trying is lying!"
You:  "Get off my back you fanatic whip wielder!
Bully:  "I am only trying to help you."
You:  "Seriously?  Are you nuts?  Do you think whacking me with your constant demands for perfection is helpful?
Bully:  "Well…"





                                                                       

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK

"I just had a conversation with my mother and tried on this new stuff you've been feeding me…"

He was really down in the dumps.

"You know," he continued, "pushing back, maintaining my own boundaries.  All that supposedly healthy stuff!"

"Ugh!"

"I felt like that 800 pound gorilla and did about as well as that gorilla would have!"


"Fail!" he shouted.

"After I got off the phone," he moaned,"I really felt rotten!  I was sooo clumsy!"

What do ya say? 


Ever feel like you have two left feet when you try something new?