We have really been working hard in Tautoru to make sure that we are helping each other to be ready for learning.
Our first step was to create our ways of working - These are the things that we are going to do to make sure we are all working together as a whānau. We all signed this agreement by drawing one small action we were going to do daily to keep this document living.
Each week we have a learner attribute and a character strength focus. This is similar to our focus word but more responsive to needs in the moment. The strength is one we are needing to dial up or down and this is a real challenge sometimes.
This week we focused on 'Judgment' as this led nicely on from Self Regulation.
We unpacked the Character Strength of Judgment so that we know exactly what good judgment looks like. Here are some of the ideas that we came up with together.
Dialling up our Judgment means:
- Making simple decisions by using careful thinking.
- Understanding consequences - positive and negative.
- Following rules and showing the way.
- Considering others' feelings .
- Weighing up options - the what 'ifs'.
- Learning from mistakes.
- Taking risks that are thought through from a range of angles.
Quite a comprehensive list so always a work in progress. As previously stated we learn a lot from trying and making mistakes here and there.
Here are a few examples from the students.
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