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06/02/2018

“Ciao” e “Grazie”: L’importanza del saluto e del ringraziamento nei bambini…








Il saluto e il ringraziamento donano un significato profondo e vero alle nostre giornate, ci collegano con gli altri in modo positivo e piacevole.





Ma quante volte capita a noi adulti di obbligare in modo insistente il bambino a salutare o ringraziare?

Se qualcuno saluta nostro figlio o gli regala qualcosa sentiamo il bisogno di invitarlo a rispondere con un “ciao” o con un “grazie”. In questo modo, se loro ripetono ciò che noi vogliamo sentire dire, ci sentiamo in pace con la nostra coscienza sociale, pensiamo che ci siamo comportati da buoni genitori, da buoni educatori, da persone “perbene”.

In realtà un’educazione a comando non insegna nulla. In nostro cervello e specialmente quello dei bambini piccoli, impara solo ed esclusivamente mediante l’esempio. Ricordiamoci che il nostro cervello a qualunque età è autonomo e non gradisce né ordini né consigli. Se come adulti manifestiamo quotidianamente la nostra gratitudine o porgiamo un saluto anche all’estraneo che incontriamo per strada, allora il nostro bambino, per imitazione metterà in atto anche lui questi atteggiamenti.

Possiamo rafforzare questi due comportamenti sociali non solo con il nostro esempio quotidiano ma con l’uso di fiabe, storie o aneddoti che parlano di quanto sia bello salutare o ringraziare qualcuno e di quanto sia piacevole ricevere un saluto o un ringraziamento.

Una educazione genuina e vera si basa su poche parole e molti fatti.

Il nostro agire lascia un segno indelebile sui nostri figli: trasmette un messaggio forte e chiaro, più di mille parole.

“Ciao” o “Grazie” sono parole importanti e un bambino deve sentirsi pronto a dirle da solo e non quando vogliamo noi. La tempistica evolutiva dei bambini va rispettata; vanno rispettati i loro silenzi, i loro indugi. Arriverà il momento in cui, con naturalezza e genuinità saluteranno e ringrazieranno.

Dobbiamo imparare a considerare e rispettare il bambino come un essere vivente diverso da noi che ha una sua personalità, una sua maniera di interpretare il mondo che lo circonda.


05/02/2018

The daily morning battle…



Children’s adult life depends on what we as adults decide for them today.

Millions of schoolers have to wake up early every day to go to school. It is a battle every morning for them and their parents. 
Sleep deprivation in kids and teenagers as a result of early school start has been a topic of concern and debate for nearly two decades. 


It is not laziness!

Research findings show that teens’ inability to get out of bed before 08:00 is a matter of human biology, not a matter of attitude. The sleep patterns of brain depend on the age. Due to the biology of human development, the sleep mechanism in kids and teens does not allow the brain to naturally awaken before about 08:00. This gets into conflict with school schedules worldwide.

The human brain has a marked shift in its sleep/wake pattern. At puberty, humans experience a delay of sleep timing in the brain. As a result, sleep patterns of children enabled them to rise early and be ready to be concentrated and motivated for learning.
In teens, the secretion of melatonin, the sleep hormone, begins at about 22:45 and continues until about 08:00. What this means is that teenagers are unable to fall asleep until melatonin secretion begins and they are not able to awaken until the melatonin secretion stops.

These changes in the sleep/wake pattern of teens are dramatic and beyond their control.

Expecting teens to go to bed earlier is not a solution. The sleep requirement for teenagers is between 8-10 hours per night. That indicates that the earliest healthy wake-up time for teens should not be before 07:00. Studies on sleep in general, and on sleep in teens in particular, have revealed the serious negative consequences of lack of adequate sleep. Teens who are sleep-deprived – defined as obtaining less than 8 hours per night – are significantly more likely to use cigarettes, drugs and alcohol. The incidence of depression among teens significantly rises with less than nine hours of sleep. Feelings of sadness and hopelessness increase from 20 % up to nearly 50 % in teens who sleep 4 hours or less per night.

Results from schools that switched to a late start time are encouraging: teens’ use of drugs, cigarettes, and alcohol decline and their academic performance improves significantly with later start time.

29/01/2018

Deberes – Tareas – Compiti – Homework – Trabalho de casa – Devoirs – Hausaufgaben...


En cualquier idioma se digan, las tareas en casa son generadoras de los más angustiosos sonidos guturales y de desesperación por parte de nuestros alumnos.

Tareas o no Tareas, esa es la cuestión…

Según algunos datos, los niños dedican entre 4 y 8 horas semanales a hacer las tareas en casa.
Las opiniones más acertadas, según mi criterio, hablan de lograr un equilibrio sin suprimirlas completamente.

Como Educadores debemos tratar que las tareas sean eficaces, adecuadas y principalmente, no sean una pesadilla para nuestros alumnos. Debemos lograr que ellos deseen hacerlas y así evitar que las deleguen a sus padres cosa que sucede muy a menudo y que no aporta ningún elemento al aprendizaje del estudiante.

Personalizadas. En la medida de lo posible se deben adecuar a las necesidades y capacidades de cada alumno.
A largo plazo. Las tareas deben incluir proyectos que duren varios días, semanas o incluso meses.
Formadoras de hábito. Las tareas deben estar estructuradas para crear el hábito de estudio y una buena disciplina.
Innovadoras. En vez de repetir lo explicado en clase, las tareas deben ir más enfocadas a ampliar conocimientos y a crear más preguntas por parte del alumno.
Breves. Sobre todo para los más pequeños, deben ser breves y se deben centrar en las competencias básicas.
Lúdicas. Siempre el Factor Diversión (FD) tiene que estar presente.
Prácticas. Deben dar la posibilidad de aplicar lo que aprenden en el mundo que les rodea para relacionarlas con la vida cotidiana. El Cerebro necesita contextualizar la información que recibe.
Con el nivel adecuado. Los alumnos deben ser capaces de hacer las tareas por sí solos, por lo tanto, se deben nivelar para que les sea posible hacerlo.
Pocas. No debemos saturar a los alumnos fuera del aula con grandes cantidades de tareas.

El tiempo libre (si al aire libre, mejor) es muy importante para la formación y el desarrollo de los niños.

24/01/2018

The use of silence is a neglected aspect of teaching








Silence is often seen as a negative in the typical classroom and the silent student viewed as timid, fearful or disengaged.















According to Ross Olin in “Silent pedagogy and rethinking classroom practice; structuring teaching through silence rather than talk”, silence is often seen as a negative in the typical classroom and the silent student viewed as timid, fearful or disengaged.

The right use of silence in classroom could lead to

Relaxation, slowing down at the beginning or end of class
Focus, Discipline and Control
Inner reflection
Creativity to give students time to form own thoughts and dreams
Freedom from intrusion, from classmates, teachers, etc.
Comfort and Security

1. The Pause
Let us make a question to our students and then let us give students time to think: If we increase wait time from one to three seconds, student responses become longer, speculative and predictive thinking increase and low achievers get better. After student's initial answer, let us wait before speaking or calling on another student. Then students would be building on one another's answers instead of waiting for us to validate the previous response.

2. The hand rising
When we see a hand go up, we call on that student immediately. We must increase wait time to include other students. On the other hand, we have to respect students who do not want us to call on them. Let us implement a signal for those students (e.g., a smile, looking out the window, making eye contact with a friend, scratching a head). This will reduce their own anxiety about being called on.

3. The Enjoyment
Our enjoyment of teaching is essential. Students can be an endless source of entertainment for teachers. The way they understand and apply new concepts is what keeps teaching fresh for us. We have to remain humble and entertained and never lose our sense of humour.

We must create longer silences and hear more our students

23/01/2018

El lenguaje físico de un pésimo comunicador…


Tenemos la capacidad de comunicar entre nosotros no solo con palabras sino con gestos, movimientos, posturas. Estar atentos a estos detalles (muy importantes) nos garantizará una mejor comunicación con los demás.

Pero si por el contrario no queremos cuidar estos aspectos de la intercomunicación personal podemos, como muchos lo hacen, seguir con estos malos hábitos.

Estos son algunos que debemos tomar en seria consideración durante una conversación si queremos seguir siendo pésimos comunicadores.

Agitarse

Jugar con el cabello

Cruzar los brazos

Jugar con nuestras manos

Arrastrar o mover los pies

No sonreír

Parecer distraídos

Sentarse encorvados

No hacer contacto visual

Quedarse inmóviles e inexpresivos

Contradecirse


 Espero les “funcione”…
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