https://padlet.com/gdavenport/sf3jmxjyed9p Parent Reflection en-us 2018-10-17 15:58:02 UTC 2026-03-07 23:54:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png gdavenport https://padlet.com/gdavenport/sf3jmxjyed9p/wish/293940283 Introduction 
 How do you define "a successful school"?   
Does "What you do is more important than what you know" resonate with you? 
Are empathy, self-control, integrity, embracing diversity, and grit the success skills that are needed in life?  
Which of the Formative Five success skills is the most important to you?]]> 2018-10-17 16:04:01 UTC https://padlet.com/gdavenport/sf3jmxjyed9p/wish/293940283 gdavenport https://padlet.com/gdavenport/sf3jmxjyed9p/wish/296969860 In this chapter, Dr. Hoerr asks us to "think about tomorrow." When we think about the future that our children will live and work in, what do you think will be the skills they will need? How does our dependency on technology change our ability to develop these skills? What deficits have you seen in our children?]]> 2018-10-25 14:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gdavenport/sf3jmxjyed9p/wish/296969860 gdavenport https://padlet.com/gdavenport/sf3jmxjyed9p/wish/299076180 On page 40, Dr. Hoerr reminds us, "face-to-face conversation is 'where we develop the capacity for empathy' so it's not surprising that 'technology is implicated in an assault on empathy.'" What can we do as parents to increase the opportunity for face-to-face communication? Which of the strategies discussed in Chapter 2 do you already use to encourage the development of empathy? Which strategies should we include in the School Improvement Plan to use school-wide? ]]> 2018-10-31 16:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/gdavenport/sf3jmxjyed9p/wish/299076180 gdavenport https://padlet.com/gdavenport/sf3jmxjyed9p/wish/299081959 On page 59, Dr. Hoerr states, "If we want students to develop and flex their self-control muscles, we must present them with (somewhat limited) choices so that they can learn to take responsibility for their behaviors while we stand back." What low-risk, limited choices do you allow your children to make so they can flex their self-control muscle? What can we do as a school to allow our students the opportunities to do the right thing? ]]> 2018-10-31 16:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/gdavenport/sf3jmxjyed9p/wish/299081959 bjs0206 https://padlet.com/gdavenport/sf3jmxjyed9p/wish/300123826 I had a real-life example of the importance of empathy this week. My son had three tryouts for middle school basketball (not at Arundel or Crofton), and the coaches made a point of telling the boys that their attitudes and the ways in which they were treating their potential teammates were being taken into consideration as much as their basketball skills on the court. I loved that. My husband and I reinforced to my son what the coaches had said. I thought that tied in nicely with what the book is teaching us.]]> 2018-11-04 00:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/gdavenport/sf3jmxjyed9p/wish/300123826 gdavenport https://padlet.com/gdavenport/sf3jmxjyed9p/wish/305451414 "When we act with integrity, we are consciously making our personal values known to others." (p. 77) Do we model this as parents? Why is it easier to teach honest and harder to teach integrity? What are the consequences of acting with integrity? As adults are we willing to endure the consequences of acting with integrity?]]> 2018-11-16 20:30:22 UTC https://padlet.com/gdavenport/sf3jmxjyed9p/wish/305451414 gdavenport https://padlet.com/gdavenport/sf3jmxjyed9p/wish/305452033 "In our schools, students' perceptions of the ways that others see them become a reality for them, which, in turn, influences how they are seen by others - and the cycle continues." (p. 95) Sometimes our intent is not to judge a student based on a stereotype but it's their perception of the situation that matters and drives the interaction. Have you had experiences like this? How to we avoid this pitfall? How do we communicate in a way that embraces diversity?  ]]> 2018-11-16 20:32:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gdavenport/sf3jmxjyed9p/wish/305452033 gdavenport https://padlet.com/gdavenport/sf3jmxjyed9p/wish/305456733 "Having grit means possessing an attitude that embraces challenges, willingly stepping out of the comfort zone, and never giving up" (p. 117). As parents how do we help our students develop grit when we want to be sure they succeed? What is more important, developing grit or getting the grade? What did we do with those students that helped them develop grit? How do we teach our children that adversity in learning is necessary to develop grit? How can we turn our re-do policy into an exercise in GRIT? What vocabulary do we need to use to change this mindset? ]]> 2018-11-16 20:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/gdavenport/sf3jmxjyed9p/wish/305456733