Lesson I: Choosing not to react
Working with elementary students, particularly the younger ones, is an incredible lesson on the choice to react. If I paused my lesson and listened every time I heard "Mr. Cranfill!," I would spend six and a half hours a day hearing about sleepovers, birthday parties, and mailboxes. (on Wednesday: "Mr. Cranfill! Mr. Cranfill!! Mr. Cranfill!!! Did you know I am shorter than a mailbox???" ... ... ... She is in fifth grade.) Learning to think before reacting in any way is a learned habit. It's is an exercise in mindfulness, the seven habits, and surely numerous other methods. How would our lives change if we could apply this sort of agency in our everyday lives?
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