Tuesday, 6 August 2019

Mindfulness, emotion and anxiety



I really enjoyed this discussion because it reinforces my personal experience. It is good to reinforce the importance of using [modeling, teaching] emotional intelligence. It ties in well with the Hurumanu focus- teaching puberty through Drama. Understanding and conveying emotions are important skills for an actor. We all benefit from empathy and self awareness. We have been talking about emotional intelligence.


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Saturday, 3 August 2019

social equity in New Zealand schools

It comes as no surprise to me to read that NZ schools have become increasingly inequitable since the mid 1980's. I moved into fulltime motherhood in 1986 an returned to the full-time state system in 1999- the change was shocking.

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Scandanavian- first names, dress down, feed everyone, don't punish those without equipment.

Incorporating Te Reo- Year 12 have been challenged buy our principal to incorporate more Maori language into our kura. I have printed a chart of Maori Greetings for my form class and incorporated in this weeks NCEA Drama leaning - on RITUALS.