adult today said: "In your classroom
a group of children single-
To which I replied:
"Yes, I have left to help the other group. They are working and I have promised that they will do well, responsibly and alone.
Then that person told me
"You should not rely on the kids-
It was the phrase around in my head:
" You can not trust the guys "... sounded wrong to my ears, as if pained.
(Needless to say, the children worked well until I dare say better than if I were, knowing I placed my trust in them.)
Yes, I understand. I too am an adult and I have fears ...
I've been thinking ... thinking ... I choose
to trust my students. But that has its costs and risks. I pay the costs and take the risks ...
start creating and setting standards in the classroom. Thinking as a team.
Because we assume that. A grade must be a team, with all the letters.
We need to train daily, in addition to learning content and knowledge of the curriculum in place, the group conscience. This is learned, but not an overnight, but the long term. A year is a time satisfactory, in that period can achieve a lot.
Once established in a democratic rules-that children at the time to enact their own laws are quite strict and demanding, "began to be fulfilled.
The teacher should be the first to strictly enforce that law, must take the first step and, above all by example.
A place where we should position ourselves is not the judge, rather we are part of the grand jury, a body composed of all justice, which must include us. Less convenient
still is the position of caretaker. Let's start respecting our role, we are teachers, not vigilantes.
not we become spies for the children, trying to discover each time they violate the law. Surely
will transgress, especially at first.
is much easier way of prohibitions: This does not, that no, the other not ... so they will not err, do not make mistakes, "Why take these risks? ...
is less likely the bird in the cage in the freedom of the mountain, but ... What do you think is happier? What spirit will have grown more?
There is nothing better than the debate, and without much protocol, a moment of silence in the room, someone tell you when the standard was breached, and, little by little, in turn, in due time, they will listen to the various papers, without judging, although, taking care to respect the order shifts.
is good to note on the board specific events, suggestions, ideas and thoughts that arise spontaneously.
At the end arrive at a conclusion, accompanied with a purpose, a proposed change of attitude.
If the proposal comes from them, sure they're going to win, though perhaps not on the first try, but we should not be so anxious.
Slowly, one step at a time.
Every way, whether long or short, has never been run without someone has taken the first step.
learn to granting freedom to our students, trust, relax a little wings, but how we intend to learn to fly? Those
incapable of freedom, probably lack it, do not have a free spirit, no one can give what you do not have ...
Create and respect standards is the only path that leads us to live in freedom, and do not forget that in the same way you learn to read by reading, walking and walking, to be free can only be learned with the proper exercise of freedom.
why I repeat: I trust my students, and run the risk ...
