You believe that "It´s easier to build a benefit from knowing that there are strategies
strong child, rather than repair a broken we can employ to help us overcome difficult
adult." On numerous occasions children moments.
come from underprivileged families or who
are going through some hardship, how can One of your activities is to SPREAD
a teacher help to increase their resilience? KINDNESS. Through this action what
changes have you seen in your pupils´
Having direct conversations about struggles behaviour?
and having tools/strategies to overcome them When students start to look for opportunities to
is very valuable. Just as we work to build a be kind to others, they deepen their sense of
child’s strength in metacognition, so too can awareness for the needs and struggles of
we build their strength in emotional others, and they develop both empathy and
awareness. There are so many wonderful, compassion. They also see that they can have
easy to access lessons on teaching resilience a positive impact on someone else’s life, and
and growth mindset. I highly recommend the that is a very empowering sensation. Students
work out of Khan academy in collaboration tend to shift from being self-absorbed to
with PERTS at Stanford University. Class Dojo seeking connection. Children want be seen as
also has fabulous lessons that teachers can good, and just as adults, they enjoy the feeling
bring into the classroom for resilience. that comes when they do good for others. I
always begin the “Spread Kindness” process
An incredibly important thing for teachers to by asking what it means to be kind to
remember is that all of our students could be ourselves, and then what it means to be kind
going through something- no matter their to others. We have to begin with looking after
socio-economic background or no matter how ourselves before we are able to be present for
things look from the outside, so all children will others. Students who act out for attention tend
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