the kindness project
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Inspired by the 30 Goals Challenge by Shelly Sanchez Terrell and Vicky Loras’s first post, I started a Project with my students, teachers and friends called “30 Days of Kindness” that was then stretched by popular demand to 72 days. The idea was to engage people with thought-provoking questions, quotes and other texts on kindness so that they could share what they are doing to bring it into their lives. In this session, we are going to look at some of these questions, how they were answered, see some practical ideas of activities I used in the classroom to spread kindness and then reflect on its meaning, inside and outside the classroom.TRANSCRIPT
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The Kindness Project
Malu Sciamarelli2013 Reform Symposium e-conference - RSCON4
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Kindness?
http://teacherrebootcamp.com/30goals2013/
http://vickyloras.wordpress.com/page/2/
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Kindness Project
http://www.malusciamarelli.com/posts/project-30-days-of-kindness/
http://www.malusciamarelli.com/posts/days-of-kindess/
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Cookie monster left the last cookie for someone.
What are you going to do for someone today? #Day 1
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Classroom
- Supportive and engaging environment
- Learning increases
- Less mean, cruel bullying behavior
- See people being kind
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Have you ever felt embarrassed about being kind?
“It’s a little embarrassing that after 45 years of research and study, the best advice I can give
people is to be a little kinder.”
Aldous Huxley
#Day 9
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Classroom
- Students feel embarrassed about being kind
- Challenge: expand students’ circle
- Being kind with people who are not in their main circle
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Do you think kindness is as important as any other skill in the classroom?
“We need to always develop our personality to meet the needs of our profession. As educators
who teach in the class, patience, kindness, friendliness, care and many more are just
important traits to develop.”
Itje Chodidjah
#Day 13
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Classroom
- It is proven that kindness is a skill
- Since it is a skill, it can be learned and practiced
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What do you give unconditionally, but get so much more in return?
#Day 5
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Classroom
- Good teachers know about the material / lesson
- Emotional impact of students on teachers' lives
- How the material / lesson impacts on the students’ lives
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"Do more than belong: participate.Do more than care: help.
Do more than believe: practice.Do more than be fair: be kind.Do more than forgive: forget.Do more than dream: work."
Willian Arthur Ward
#Day 59
What can we do?
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Classroom
- We need to bring back the interest to school: social development not only school achievements
- From being passive to active
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Every day, think as you wake up: I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life. I am not
going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts toward others, I am not going to get
angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.
Dalai Lama #Day 46
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Classroom
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We are told that a single soul that turns from the negative to the positive and starts to do acts of
loving kindness can alter the world. It is also written that if you save one soul, it is as you’ve
saved the entire world. We – each and every one of us – need to understand that we have the
capacity to do just that.
#Day 34
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Classroom
- In order for school performance to be achieved at the higher levels, a positive school environment is necessary
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Mother Teresa once said, “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with
great love.”We can all learn something similar: we can’t
change the world and everyone in it. But what we can do is change ourselves.
#Day 17
Ask yourself:
- What small thing will you do in your next class?
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Classroom
- Education is an investment in who we are individually and collectively, and what we want our world to become
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Write a letter to someone who made a difference in your life
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1. Speaking:
Has someone made a difference in your life?
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2. Writing a letter or email:
How to write a thank-you note:
http://www.themorningnews.org/article/how-to-write-a-thank-you-note
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Creative ways to tell someone “thank you”
http://christianpf.com/9-creative-ways-to-say-thank-you/
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Kindness Lessonby Kieran Donaghy
http://film-english.com/2012/04/13/kindness/
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Wishes on a coffee cup
http://www.malusciamarelli.com/posts/wishes-on-a-coffee-cup/
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How can we do that on the top of everything else we have to do?
“Perfect kindness acts without thinking kindness.”
Lao Tzu
#Day 24
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What difference can teaching kindness in our classrooms/schools make?