The Kindness Project

Malu Sciamarelli2013 Reform Symposium e-conference - RSCON4

Kindness?

http://teacherrebootcamp.com/30goals2013/

http://vickyloras.wordpress.com/page/2/

Kindness Project

http://www.malusciamarelli.com/posts/project-30-days-of-kindness/

http://www.malusciamarelli.com/posts/days-of-kindess/

Cookie monster left the last cookie for someone.

What are you going to do for someone today? #Day 1

Classroom

- Supportive and engaging environment

- Learning increases

- Less mean, cruel bullying behavior

- See people being kind

Have you ever felt embarrassed about being kind?

“It’s a little embarrassing that after 45 years of research and study, the best advice I can give

people is to be a little kinder.”

Aldous Huxley

#Day 9

Classroom

- Students feel embarrassed about being kind

- Challenge: expand students’ circle

- Being kind with people who are not in their main circle

Do you think kindness is as important as any other skill in the classroom?

“We need to always develop our personality to meet the needs of our profession. As educators

who teach in the class, patience, kindness, friendliness, care and many more are just

important traits to develop.”

Itje Chodidjah

#Day 13

Classroom

- It is proven that kindness is a skill

- Since it is a skill, it can be learned and practiced

What do you give unconditionally, but get so much more in return?

#Day 5

Classroom

- Good teachers know about the material / lesson

- Emotional impact of students on teachers' lives

- How the material / lesson impacts on the students’ lives

"Do more than belong: participate.Do more than care: help.

Do more than believe: practice.Do more than be fair: be kind.Do more than forgive: forget.Do more than dream: work."

Willian Arthur Ward

#Day 59

What can we do?

Classroom

- We need to bring back the interest to school: social development not only school achievements

- From being passive to active

Every day, think as you wake up: I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life. I am not

going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts toward others, I am not going to get

angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.

Dalai Lama #Day 46

Classroom

We are told that a single soul that turns from the negative to the positive and starts to do acts of

loving kindness can alter the world. It is also written that if you save one soul, it is as you’ve

saved the entire world. We – each and every one of us – need to understand that we have the

capacity to do just that.

#Day 34

Classroom

- In order for school performance to be achieved at the higher levels, a positive school environment is necessary

Mother Teresa once said, “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with

great love.”We can all learn something similar: we can’t

change the world and everyone in it. But what we can do is change ourselves.

#Day 17

Ask yourself:

- What small thing will you do in your next class?

Classroom

- Education is an investment in who we are individually and collectively, and what we want our world to become

Write a letter to someone who made a difference in your life

1. Speaking:

Has someone made a difference in your life?

2. Writing a letter or email:

How to write a thank-you note:

http://www.themorningnews.org/article/how-to-write-a-thank-you-note

Creative ways to tell someone “thank you”

http://christianpf.com/9-creative-ways-to-say-thank-you/

Kindness Lessonby Kieran Donaghy

http://film-english.com/2012/04/13/kindness/

Wishes on a coffee cup

http://www.malusciamarelli.com/posts/wishes-on-a-coffee-cup/

How can we do that on the top of everything else we have to do?

“Perfect kindness acts without thinking kindness.”

Lao Tzu

#Day 24

What difference can teaching kindness in our classrooms/schools make?