Self Awareness by Michael Essien https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness Post Video Thoughts en-us 2020-08-01 01:31:09 UTC 2026-01-15 22:51:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f914.png I can't believe I missed it. It made me feel stupid! https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667152812 2020-08-01 17:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667152812 What is the bear doing? https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667152826 2020-08-01 17:53:56 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667152826 Say what? https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667152877 2020-08-01 17:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667152877 Felt silly, I was trying to pay attention to both teams to see if there was something going on w team in black I should be aware of. https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667152911 2020-08-01 17:54:14 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667152911 I felt frustrated and dissapointed that I did not see the bear https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667152948 2020-08-01 17:54:24 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667152948 Maybe those that didn't see it were so focused on what they were asked to look for only (I saw the bear) https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667152950 2020-08-01 17:54:24 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667152950 I did not see the moon walking bear, even the I was looking for it the second time. I felt silly. mhenry48 https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667152953 2020-08-01 17:54:24 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667152953 https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667152994 I saw the bear but that is because I got distracted and lost count so looked around instead :)]]> 2020-08-01 17:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667152994 Ugh! I should have known to look beyond the number of passes. kdelarosa4 https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153003 2020-08-01 17:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153003 It's amazing that I could miss something so obvious. I know I was focused on getting the "right" answer and I know one of my blind spots is being afraid of looking stupid. https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153010 2020-08-01 17:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153010 Felt like my attention was scattered https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153015 2020-08-01 17:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153015 What? You're kidding, right? https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153045 2020-08-01 17:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153045 https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153113 I was confused from the beginning. ]]> 2020-08-01 17:55:03 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153113 I totally missed it not wanting to miscount the passes. I was focused on one thing only. https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153119 2020-08-01 17:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153119 https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153145 People were focused on the task given and spent the energy on that task.]]> 2020-08-01 17:55:10 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153145 I felt like I accomplished my task but missed some of the context in which it was happening, because I was so focused on that one specific thing https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153156 2020-08-01 17:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153156 Not ever one who is looking or or/ listening to the same information take the same message away. mhenry48 https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153165


]]> 2020-08-01 17:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153165 Black students with promise are often right in front of us and we miss seeing them focusing on less important distracting things. https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153182 2020-08-01 17:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153182 I saw the bear because I had a hard time following the amount of passes being made because I had a feeling there was more than just looking at the passes from the white team. https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153200 2020-08-01 17:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153200 I had a narrow focus and didn't try to keep anything else in my view. kdelarosa4 https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153209 2020-08-01 17:55:22 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153209 If we are only focusing on one piece (which may be the directive of our bosses), we miss seeing other elements that could shed light on what and why certain experiences are happening or how to eliminate processes that are harmful to our Black and brown students. https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153216 2020-08-01 17:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153216 I was too busy looking for what I needed to see (what I was asked to see) to noticed anything else around johnsjen1 https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153247 2020-08-01 17:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153247 sleight of hand..brings to focus perceptual gaps https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153260 2020-08-01 17:55:30 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153260 Even with the instructions, wanted to take in what else was happening in the video https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153266 2020-08-01 17:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153266 Then when saw the bear was looking for it (concentration and focus). https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153289 2020-08-01 17:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153289 I had a frame of reference "focus on the white team." https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153296 2020-08-01 17:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153296 https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153298 i know personally i was focused on why i was doing this, and lost track of my assignment. (adhd)]]> 2020-08-01 17:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153298 We see what we are looking for! https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153353 2020-08-01 17:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153353 If you are not looking beyond your focus, like teaching math for example, then you aren't seeing what else is going on within your environment. kdelarosa4 https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153354 2020-08-01 17:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153354 Sometimes even when you are present in the situation you miss things that are happening right in front of you https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153366 2020-08-01 17:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153366 I didn't hear clearly what we were supposed to be watching for? https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153391 2020-08-01 17:56:02 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153391 When you focus on what the "assignment" is or what you are told to look for, you don't see beyond that. You ignore the periphery. https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153408 2020-08-01 17:56:05 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153408 https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153429 moon walking bear what??!! my eyes are failing me]]> 2020-08-01 17:56:10 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153429 I felt like I knew there was more to just following the passes of the white team, so I didn't follow the first few initial passes. https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153436 2020-08-01 17:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153436 If we are only looking for discipline thats all we will see. Surface level work. https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153470 2020-08-01 17:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153470 Complacency and self assurance can lead to solutions and outcomes that are not rooted in reality/context https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153497 2020-08-01 17:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153497 When we focus on a few areas to address the achievement and discipline gaps, we frequently miss important issues that can really make impact and make a difference. https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153515 2020-08-01 17:56:35 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153515 I missed the bear...I was still trying to figure out what I was looking for https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153522 2020-08-01 17:56:37 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153522 Our perception is our reality. The way I see the world is framed by my lived experiences, interactions and https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153526 2020-08-01 17:56:38 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153526 johnsjen1 https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153535 If we are going to close the gaps for black students, they must be in the front of all conversations and decisions 

]]> 2020-08-01 17:56:39 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153535 https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153541 Students considered the "wall flowers" can get lost/forgotten
 if the focus of the class is on controlling what is perceived as negative behavior or distracting to others. ]]> 2020-08-01 17:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153541 How can we expand our vision to be inclusive of other (unexpected, unusual for us) informttion that can be mroe helpful in serving our students and families? https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153671 2020-08-01 17:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153671 Only looking for one focused area and missing out on everything else. I once had a student with a black eye and no one asked her about what happened https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153698 2020-08-01 17:57:16 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153698 I had seen it before but on my first pass I missed the bear. Felt like I missed paying full attention. https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153752 2020-08-01 17:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153752 It's true that we sometimes only see what we are looking for. If we expect students to be a certain way, they will often live up or down to those expectations. https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153758 2020-08-01 17:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153758 narrow mind and focus, and no bigger picture thinking! https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153781 2020-08-01 17:57:39 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153781 https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153789 to focused on the passing of the ball]]> 2020-08-01 17:57:41 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153789 I was too busy counting passes with my singular focus on one thing rather than scanning the entire picture before me. https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153955 2020-08-01 17:58:20 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667153955 We spend too much time focusing on things that show the whole picture https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667154065 2020-08-01 17:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667154065 shocked! https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667154073 I feel that I am a pretty observant person so I couldn't believe that I missed something so big!

]]> 2020-08-01 17:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667154073 realization https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667154233 this made me realize that if we are looking for it we will see it. If we have a preconceived notion or an expectation that is what we will see. and the opposite to that we will miss many things if we are looking for other things. how do we open our view to more then just one idea or what we are looking for.]]> 2020-08-01 17:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/essieneducationgroup/selfawareness/wish/667154233