Thank you for sharing that video. - It turns out, even adults think you have to sit still in meetings...at least adults are allowed to doodle...usually. I listened to those kids and it was like listening to myself. I always wonder how the heck I actually made it through school successfully (that doesn't mean happily....)
Yes it was a bit of a deja vu moment for me too. When I was in 7th grade my parents convinced our pediatrician to prescribe sedatives for me because I had too much energy and wiggled in chair. My teacher was appalled when I started falling asleep in class. She took me aside for a chat and we made a pact. She would give me the pills but I could do anything I wanted with them. I threw them away. I have no idea how I survived school either. The nuns were particularly onerous.
It was SO much fun. And they learned so many important skills - math, eye-hand coordination, writing, marketing, public speaking, sewing, hat design, color coordination, how to manage money and what to do with it once you got it, and of course self-esteem. I wish you could have seen their eyes shine. I learned as much as they did :-)
Thank you for sharing that video. - It turns out, even adults think you have to sit still in meetings...at least adults are allowed to doodle...usually. I listened to those kids and it was like listening to myself. I always wonder how the heck I actually made it through school successfully (that doesn't mean happily....)
Yes it was a bit of a deja vu moment for me too. When I was in 7th grade my parents convinced our pediatrician to prescribe sedatives for me because I had too much energy and wiggled in chair. My teacher was appalled when I started falling asleep in class. She took me aside for a chat and we made a pact. She would give me the pills but I could do anything I wanted with them. I threw them away. I have no idea how I survived school either. The nuns were particularly onerous.
The MAKING hats idea is STUNNING, Jena!! No wonder kids adore you!!
It was SO much fun. And they learned so many important skills - math, eye-hand coordination, writing, marketing, public speaking, sewing, hat design, color coordination, how to manage money and what to do with it once you got it, and of course self-esteem. I wish you could have seen their eyes shine. I learned as much as they did :-)
I just learned from READING this Newsletter!!!
Hugs Auntie E.