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Hi Lia, great job on your vlog! I liked how you opened your video by giving a brief overview of the topic, commenting exactly on what mindfulness means, and why it is an important tool to use in schools both for the educators and the students. I think you bring up an important idea that with mindfulness, we as educators also need to be aware of the diverse needs of our students, and how this may affect their ability to participate in these mindfulness practices. This ties into our ideas of diversity when it comes to mental health, for example, and how some students with neuro diversities such as ADHD may find it difficult to sit still and meditate. Did you consider how as an educator you may find specific resources for or even create these diverse mindfulness tools to address these diverse needs? I also enjoyed hearing about your personal experiences with the mindfulness app and how it was able to help you. One suggestion I would have is to see how you could perhaps use this app in your classroom, and how it may be beneficial to students and their mental health. Overall, excellent blog post!
Hi Lia I enjoyed watching your vlog for this week! Teachers need to practice mindfulness, as teaching is a stressful job and we need a healthy outlet to turn to when feeling stressed or overwhelmed by our jobs. I like how you mentioned that some students may not feel comfortable practicing mindfulness and that we should only force students to do it if they want to because that student may not be able to sit still or close their eyes for a long time. We as educators should recognize and change any mindfulness practices we implement in the classroom to fit the needs of all our students. I was wondering if you had any ideas on how to do this, such as possibly letting them not take part in mindfulness or changing the practice you had in mind altogether. I like how you mentioned introducing a new practice to your afterschool program, and if you elaborated on it more in your post that would have helped me see the different types of practices you think are useful. Great job!
Hi Lia! I enjoyed watching your vlog. I liked how you considered the use of mindfulness for educators as well. I agree it is definitely important for both the students and the teachers to be practicing. The better a teacher feels about themselves and are able to manage their stress, the better they will be at managing their classroom and helping their students. I also like how you included a definition of mindfulness. Often mindfulness is not taken seriously by students who already have possibly biased or untruthful ideas about it since they do not know what mindfulness really means. Knowing what mindfulness is can help students open up to practicing it. Following this point, I also like how you mentioned that some students may not be comfortable with certain sitting positions or having their eyes closed. I agree that it is important for teachers to try to build authentic and genuine connections with their students and to create a comfortable and trusting environment for their students. Your vlog was well done!