Dear all,
My Food for thought is
early this week because I wanted to let you know that a new Meditation
Experience by Deepak Chopra has begun and is worth all of you finding 20
minutes to follow each day. If you do not have the time to partake in meditation
then I suggest you spend 5 minutes listening to the inspirational words of
Deepak prior to the meditation commencing. His words can only make your life /
day brighter and more enlightened.
As
there has not been a Food for Thought for a couple of weeks I thought that I
would give you three quick articles to think about. The first two focus on how
schools are changing and give us the opportunity to reflect upon where we are
and where we are going. The third article is taken from Barking Up the Wrong
Tree and provides a few suggestions as to how you can make yourself happier.
Hope
you enjoy,
Yours
Adrian
14 things that are obsolete in 21st century schools
Saying
that it has always been this way, doesn’t count as a legitimate justification
to why it should stay that way. Teacher and administrators all over the world
are doing amazing things, but some of the things we are still doing, despite
all the new solutions, research and ideas out there is, to put it mildly,
incredible.
I’m
not saying we should just make the current system better… we should change it
into something else.
I
have compiled a list of 14 things that are obsolete in 21st century schools and
it is my hope that this will inspire lively discussions about the future of
education.
3 Subjects Every School Should Teach to Change the World!
As a former teacher who spent 7 years in the system, one of the things that really bugs me about today’s schools is the undercurrent of fear and control-based social conditioning that they subject our children to. Yes, our children do learn valuable skills and information, but often at the cost of their overall health and prosperity. Our schools, while they do indeed try, ultimately fail to fully harness the power of today’s young minds because they emphasize routine, discipline and testing over exploration, compassion and innovation.Another problem today in education is that we simply aren’t teaching kids what they really need to know to be successful in life. While it is important to learn basic math, science, and reading to survive in today’s world, it is also important to teach kids how to thrive.
With some slight adjustments, we could quickly start to improve education by adding a few new subjects aimed at helping kids become healthy and successful adults. By teaching students information that will truly benefit them, we could start to transform education (and the world!) in a positive way.
http://expandedconsciousness.com/2015/02/25/3-subjects-schools-teach-improve-world/#XIHGkMtkH5RdfS6K.9
The 5 Daily Rituals That Will Make You Happy
“Here’s Christine’s five step formula:
1.
Take
Recess: Going two days without
anything fun creates anxiety. Take breaks.
2.
Switch
Autopilot On: Make unpleasant tasks into
habits. Tie them to things you already do.
3.
Unshackle
Yourself: Decide your five priorities
for the day and say NO to everything else. Does it have to be done? Do you have
to do it? Does it have to be done perfectly? Does it have to be done now?
Probably not.
4.
Cultivate
Relationships: They are the single biggest
happiness booster. Celebrate the successes of those you love.
5.
Tolerate Some Discomfort: Push to keep getting better. Mastery brings joy. Striving
creates smiles.
One of the secrets of the happiest people isn’t merely that their brains are wired that
way, but they also engage in activities on a daily basis that keep them
flourishing.
Try the above five things on a
daily basis for a few weeks and see if they can make you happy. As Aristotle said:
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but
a habit.”
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