“He hurt my feelings.” “She hurt my feelings.” “Those kids hurt my feelings.” Children who believe that other’s words hold power over their feelings will suffer more than is necessary. When I was 8 my older and younger sister told me I was adopted and ugly. I ran to my mom and told her what
No rabbit in a hat is necessary to create magic that stays with students for years. Just ask your students what they remember from last year. You’ll get a lot of deer in the headlights stares. Why? Because you asked a question that put them into a stress response. Under stress, we can’t remember our
I spoke with a third grade boy about his impression of the first weeks of school. The following are his observations: It was hard sitting in a chari all day. I like to stand, but she kept telling me to sit down and sit still. That made it hard for me to listen to her.
Traditional methods outlined in TM’s aren’t appealing to today’s students. If we start with “What do you know about our topic for today?” This direction is only interesting to the student who is sharing what they already know. Look around the room and kids are fidgeting, doodling, or even sending notes to classmates. Some may
Ever since COVID, big venues have stopped taking cash and are only dealing with ATM and credit cards. I tried to pay for a drink the other day with quarters, and I was informed we don’t take change. So what will we do if the grid goes down and there is no way to take
When I write my blogs, I often have the television playing sappy movies in the background. The devices are a new frontier we really know very little about and it is changing exponentially faster everyday, so it is tough to know what we need to look out for. As I was working, I looked up
“This AI creates a prompt for me, and I don’t have to even do any thinking,” was used to promote a new AI App. How nice to have someone to think for users. There are helpful aspects of technology, but at what cost? Apps can be helpful when examining what other ideas are out there,
While walking the concourse in McCaren airport, I spied the Harvard Business Review on the magazine rack. In big bold letter was “Ask Smarter Questions, The Key to Better Strategic Decision-Making.” Promoting questions has been my focus as an educator for the past 54 years. Students’ questions and my own have been the key to
I was curious about how different apps would respond to my question. My second request was more specific than my first question. It offers more concrete reminders about what students need to consider when using AI Apps. The following is what was generated by my request: What Cautions Should AI Users Be Aware Of? Artificial
I asked ChatGPT, “What questions should students ask about AI generated material. How can they determine accuracy of the material generated. What cautionary advice would you give them?” The following are its response: [AI CHAT BOT]: When evaluating AI-generated material, students should ask the following questions: To determine the accuracy of AI-generated material, students can
Victoria is an educational consultant, nationally recognized speaker. Her over 50 years in education has been focused on developing resilient self-reliant self-advocates who know how to tap into their innate ability to independently solve challenges.