I have made several observations throughout my time in the classroom during my mentorship program. I believe that it is extremely important that educators remember to teach and help develop not just the academic or intellectual piece of student's but also the social and creative part of students. The term holistic education means cultivating the whole person and helping individuals live more consciously within their communities and natural ecosystems. More recently, educational psychologists have proposed that holistic education is aimed at helping students be the most that they can be, or referred to as “self-actualization.” The idea of education with a holistic perspective is concerned with the development of every person’s intellectual, emotional, social, physical, and creative potentials.
Mrs. de Souza believes that academics are important however, if the student is not with you emotionally then they are not ready to learn. Students arrive in your class physically but, you don't know what happened to them before they got to your class. Did they eat, did they sleep how is their home-life? These questions are part of a teacher's role. In a Catholic school we also look at their spirituality.
Being in resource Ms. de Souza and I focus on executive functioning skills such as, organization time management, work habits, and ability to interpret and understand instruction are all skills which will aid one in being a successful member in our society. These are functions and skills which I believe should be focused on more heavily within the classroom while students are also being presented the academic information. Checklists and simple instructions written or visual help all students not just resource kids. I believe it is really important that the curriculum includes this way of teaching, although the academic part of school is extremely important, social skills are indispensable to be successful in and outside school, and for that reason I believe every teacher should look into this and find a way to include it in their classrooms from grade 9 to 12.
Being in resource Ms. de Souza and I focus on executive functioning skills such as, organization time management, work habits, and ability to interpret and understand instruction are all skills which will aid one in being a successful member in our society. These are functions and skills which I believe should be focused on more heavily within the classroom while students are also being presented the academic information. Checklists and simple instructions written or visual help all students not just resource kids. I believe it is really important that the curriculum includes this way of teaching, although the academic part of school is extremely important, social skills are indispensable to be successful in and outside school, and for that reason I believe every teacher should look into this and find a way to include it in their classrooms from grade 9 to 12.
