Welcome to tonight's #edchatie discussion.
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For students to learn they need emotional safety. Their needs are now more complex. For a teacher to helps students brains be in safety /learning mode they've to be carers first. Tough as that's not in training #edchatie
Not sure I agree with this - I think the value of pastoral care in terms of support and raising aspirations has been recognised with pedagogical research but academics still key #edchatie
I'm thinking of Humanist philosophies of education, Such as Steiner, Montessori, Regio Emilia https://t.co/t6OtIfxenl, all of which put the learner in the centre of the picture. #edchatie
Absolutely. It's not only the school responsibility. And this is often forgotten, even as a counsellor the first port of call is to work with parents to respond to their child's needs in a more helpful way that calms their child's brain #edchatie
Positive relationships are at the heart of good teaching and learning. The key for eduncational settings is to connect the concept of Well-being to achievement 👌 useful publication from @CIDREEGA2016#edchatie
It should be. Movements like Jack Mezirow's work on transformative education are all tied into a whole person approach. It shouldnt be bolted on mindfulness, it should be working out and engaging with why your students want to learn! #edchatie
My personal experience: I currently see more third level students in food poverty or fuel poverty than a decade ago. It's hard to study when you're cold or hungry. It's good to see some emergency funding available. #edchatie
In the UK some of the highest achievers at GCSE are “Free School Meal and non-Free School Meal Chinese girls” which shows the importance of parental aspirations and care. Income not a factor #edchatie
In reply to
@resilientminds_, @CoralSeeSaw, @walkamileuk
For sure. And really asking the most anxious of student/parent to sit and be mindful is quite alarming. Teaching the wisdom of compassion brings the science of human & creates helpful response to emotional difficulties.for teacher, student and parent #edchatie
#edchatie I reckon teaching has always been about caring - perhaps there is just a lot more now expected from us individually / from schools when it comes to helping young people navigate a way through?
#edchatie Culture and expectations are important factors. But they can exert their own pressures. We are often driven by guilt, other cultures are often driven by shame. What we want is hope curiosity and confidence!
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@ciaramcguane, @resilientminds_, @CoralSeeSaw, @walkamileuk
Students care is every teachers responsibility, soon mandated, they can't learn if not ok, schools all have care structures now, students should flourish academically #edchatie
Walk a mile in the other persons shoe's. Can be challenging when the have ADHD or Oppositional Defiant Disorder.. But its important to try and see their viewpoint #edchatie
Totally.it would be great if the brain was explained to all.we all have same brain structure & functions & all vulnerable to tricky things happening in it...guilt,shame, anxiety... #edchatie
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@CuffeL, @ciaramcguane, @CoralSeeSaw, @walkamileuk
Students care is every teachers responsibility, soon mandated, they can't learn if not ok, schools all have care structures now, students should flourish academically #edchatie
We're halfway through tonight's #edchatie discussion and it seems to be standing out that there is a balance between care and academic work that needs to be struck in education and society in general too
But thats not an excuse for ignoring them. I've heard too many accounts of students being ignored because they had a diagnosis, and the school had no funding. "Cant stop, Got to cover the course" #edchatie
As relationships between T and child influence wellbeing it’s interesting to note that pri teachers report closer relationships with Irish girls, of middle income and typical ability!Boys of low economic n migrant status with SEN suffer most 🙈 #edchatie#GUIstudy
Kathleen Lynch in UCD has written some very good articles on 'Care' in our ed system. She thinks we are "educating our children for economical gain and not relational life".... thoughts? #edchatie
I think academic achievement has been rebranded and distorted to encompass only what is measurable. The old idea of going to university to read a subject is now subsumed into numbers marks and is this on the test! #edchatie
I don't think teaching's caring quality can be separated from its academic quality. A false dichotomy! Academic work entails a care for the world and its history, a care for others, a care for ideas, a care for self. To teach is to offer this caring space #edchatie
Sometimes I think there are hierarchies of kids. Some get high aspirations & challenging teaching, for the others school becomes about "care" #edchatie
From what I've seen many are living their own real life experience and it's important we use reaearched data and interventions that will help them create skills and qualities to support themselves #edchatie
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@CoralSeeSaw, @CuffeL, @ciaramcguane, @walkamileuk
I would definitely agree. I think that the extra roles and responsibilities teachers have been fulfilling for decades are only now being labelled and included as part of the profession instead of optional extras! #edchatie
It should not be a dichotomy. Some of my best and most challenging students come from deeply dysfunctional backgrounds. #edchatie The world of learning can be an escapist paradise! #edchatie
Definitely Sighle. Had a lovely interaction with a student today who has struggled with Maths all term. Today he 'got' what I was doing and seeing the smile creep across his face was just magic! #edchatie
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@SighleH, @CuffeL, @_conorgalvin, @fboss
There is an effort out there to diminish the effort of some teachers to address a social/emotional imbalance in the lives of the children they teach. We will try anything. Yoga, mindfulness, restorative practice. Don't judge until you look into eyes we see daily. #edchatie
What can improve Student Wellbeing #edchatie all this along with the My World survey points to the need for teachers to do a lot more than teach the curriculum - from our experience teachers are playing their part in thousands of schools across the country
I'm sceptical of attempts to reduce caring work in teaching to a utility for academic 'achievement'. Such a view is manipulative, understands 'care' and 'academics' in too narrow terms, and fails to recognise the intrinsically ethical dimension to education #edchatie
Reports on lit and num are required to be sent back to DES annually - this is a v narrow focus - what about all the other skill sets our children possess - we can't all b academics but we all must b able 2 care for 1 another and will need to be cared for as we get older #edchatie
Its a cool infographic... but is it saying anything deep? As a teacher I have control over very few of the externalities here, I can just apply band aids. #edchatie
There is a 'don't involve yourself in what should be a parental matter' pull-the-door-behind-you movement happening at the moment. Sometimes out of fear, mostly out of cynicism. We must not allow this to sink into our staffrooms. #edchatie
We're into the famous final five minutes of tonight's #edchatie discussion on "Teaching is now more a care profession than an academic one. Discuss."
Any last thoughts, ideas, solutions?
Absolutely. I'm blown away by efforts of teachers esp as This stuff isn't part of core training. I think the system needs to change for needs to be met, not for teachers to do more. Hopefully research will tell us what is working #edchatie
Reports on lit and num are required to be sent back to DES annually - this is a v narrow focus - what about all the other skill sets our children possess - we can't all b academics but we all must b able 2 care for 1 another and will need to be cared for as we get older #edchatie
We are asked to wear so many 'hats' - self care is very important -here is the link to our Teacher Wellbeing workbooks with some great ideas and tips on how to help support our own wellbeing #edchatiehttps://t.co/b2ni8E7yRL
definitely Irene. At 3rd level may only see the students twice a week (if at all!!) and if class is big may not get to know a student well. But if you have same students over a number of years the relationship builds #edchatie
In reply to
@istone_irene, @SighleH, @CuffeL, @_conorgalvin, @fboss
I think we need a broader range of educational philosophies. Going back to Dewey and others for the purpose of education in society. Its not all about training for work in a STEM based society. The A in STEAM is important. #edchatie
In reply to
@resilientminds_, @PrimEdTeacher, @ciaramcguane
