A five-minute walk from the rickety, raised track that carries the 5 train through the Bronx, the English teacher Argos Gonzalez balanced a rounded metal bowl on an outstretched palm. His class—a mix of black and Hispanic students in their late teens, most of whom live in one of the poorest districts in New York City—by now were used to the sight of this unusual object: a Tibetan meditation bell. (via The Atlantic’s “When Mindfulness Meets the Classroom”)
Mindfulness, flow, wellness, character-education.
Today’s schools seek to do more than merely prepare students to do….well, more study. Faculties now invest both time and money in preparing students for days when (as David Foster Wallace once declared here) ‘the work of choosing’ will come.
So, how are we preparing learners for the longest haul imaginable?
Chris Ford
‘Tres Cruces’, Argentina, Jujuy, Costillas del Diablo, Tres Cruces
Aspirations need feedback loops. And feedback loops require resources and networks.
After doing some research, I’ve compiled a list of great people to follow on Twitter, and a few corners to lurk in. But this post is a call to action: please comment with more people to connect with, and other places to look. I hope this post will start a conversation on the role Twitter and Blogging can play in our aims to better develop our schools as empires of wellness.
Start following:
PSHE Association
Joe Hayman
SELinSchools
Roger P. Weissberg
Meria Carstarphen
SEL APS
Lisa M. Blacker
1decision
Paul Blake
Tough Cookies Ed
BarbaraGruener
andrew kauffman
Lesley Wright
Narelle Corless
Generation Next
MindMatters
Daniela Falecki
The Leader in Me
Jerry Blumengarten
Daniel Goleman
Daniel J. Siegel
@AdamClark71
Tags to watch:
*Updated, here are even more recommendations:
@FriedEnglish101 @mscofino @gcouros Do you know @neilasteele Queen of Wellness and Mindfulness?
— Sonya terBorg (@terSonya) September 2, 2016
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@FriedEnglish101 my all time favorite person, @AdamClark71 – technically he’s a school counselor, but he does all sorts of awesome #pshe
— Kim Cofino (@mscofino) September 2, 2016
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#EmotionalLiteracy “tag to watch” @RemakingManhood @michaelkasdan @GoodMenProject https://t.co/MS72VGtoXp
— Lisa M. Blacker (@Lisa_M_Blacker) September 2, 2016
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If you have great resources, recommendations of #’s or other PSHE leaders on Twitter, please let me know in the comments below.
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Psst !
Thank you Flickr for providing the following images:
Honored to be included in this list. Thank you. Great also to pick up some more important hashtags to add to My Educational Hashtags page. Below I am adding a link to My Mental and Emotional Health page.
Thank you so much, Jerry!