Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Understanding Behaviors
Recently, there have been multiple articles about principals and teachers leaving their positions. Other articles discuss the shortage of teachers at the beginning of the school year. Further articles state that teachers are quitting in masses. Additionally, articles state that students’ misbehaviors are increasing. After many decades of denouncing educators, we are in a place…
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Acting Out Behavior – 5 Strategies to deal with it
What is acting out behavior? Acting out behavior is a reaction to something. The American Psychological Association defines acting out as an extreme behavioral expression of emotions that relieves tension or communicates these emotions in a disguised or indirect way. Acting out is often disruptive, especially in a classroom or at home. Acting out behavior…
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What is behavior?
What is behavior? Behavior is the way we conduct ourselves from a stimulus. There are so many strategies that relate to behaviors. Goggle behaviors and the results give a plethora of ideas. This article will give 5 ideas to create behavioral strong classrooms. The first is to set up the structure in…
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Unexpected Bullies
What is an unexpected bully? Unexpected bullies are bullies that you would not consider bullying you. The most shocking situation is when the bullies are directors in school systems, school board presidents, and other school administrators. We must be aware of school bullies and how to deal with them. The article The Child Welfare…
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Grit
What is grit? Angela Duckworth describes grit as “sticking with things over the very long term until you master them. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines grit as firmness of mind or spirit: unyielding courage in the face of hardship or danger. So, is grit important to teach? Grit is not something that you are born…
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Going back to school: Four things to prepare for the New School Year
Going back to school is exciting and fearful. Four things to do to prepare for the new school year. This summer is going so fast. After July 4th all the ads turn to back-to-school sales. Back to school is a big market for sales, especially in office supplies stores. It is a time the kids…
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Patience
Patience is a virtue is a Proverb quote. What does that really mean in education? The Association for Middle-Level Education (AMLE) has an article titled Patient and Tenacious Teaching by Rick Wormeli https://www.amle.org/patient-and-tenacious-teaching/#:~:text=Patience%20to%20Build%20Prior%20Knowledge,to%20something%20already%20in%20storage. States that patience is the most powerful tool with have. It is difficult to use patience in a classroom that is pressurized…
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Conformity
What is conformity in schools? Is that what we want in schools for everyone to conform? Does conformity produce creativity and innovation? Most schools state they want the students to be independent and creative thinkers. But we are not developing that in most schools. The article Education-The immense cost of Conformity. November 6, 2017. Here…
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Acceptance
What is acceptance? Merriam-Webster defines acceptance: as the act of accepting something or someone: the fact of being accepted: approval. Approval is so important in teaching children and parenting. Especially in teaching accepting all the children is essential. Your classroom is fundamental to building acceptance for the well-being of the children. You may not like…
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We as Educators need to Change Education from the Ground Up
We as educators need to change education from the ground up. Statistics from the National Center for Education Statistics December 6, 2022, stated that as of October 2022 that 4% of all public schools’ teaching positions were vacant. The average public school had 2 openings. It also states that 18% of public schools had…
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