I loved your follow up with the students: What would you do if you were the teacher? You ask the students how they're doing and then let them have a part in crafting the solution. Did you see any of them perking up through their fatigue and fog when you asked?
I definitely don’t think this activity “cuts through” the fatigue at this point of the year—but what I have seen repeatedly is that students (a) note how they’ve never been asked this question before and (b) enjoy “the collaborative struggle” of trying to come up with solutions that respond to different perspectives.
Wonderful suggestions - so simple I wish I’d thought of them myself 😂 but that’s the art of genius, simplicity, and it makes these incredibly applicable as well. Top stuff.
Thanks for the shoutout! The Frost piece is from the Hedgehog Review, a great publication.
Your ideas above about transparency and humility are crucial. Many teachers fear that being open will hurt their credibility, but it's quite the opposite--when handled with some thought.
I loved your follow up with the students: What would you do if you were the teacher? You ask the students how they're doing and then let them have a part in crafting the solution. Did you see any of them perking up through their fatigue and fog when you asked?
I definitely don’t think this activity “cuts through” the fatigue at this point of the year—but what I have seen repeatedly is that students (a) note how they’ve never been asked this question before and (b) enjoy “the collaborative struggle” of trying to come up with solutions that respond to different perspectives.
Wonderful suggestions - so simple I wish I’d thought of them myself 😂 but that’s the art of genius, simplicity, and it makes these incredibly applicable as well. Top stuff.
Thanks for the shoutout! The Frost piece is from the Hedgehog Review, a great publication.
Your ideas above about transparency and humility are crucial. Many teachers fear that being open will hurt their credibility, but it's quite the opposite--when handled with some thought.