In reflection of this week I had the opportunity to incorporate this weeks topics in various aspects. The week did not go as planned due to unexpected demands on my life and emotional shifting of an unexpected last minute (3 day warning) move of my three year old grandson moving back to Anchorage with his mom and living in a poor situation. The challenges of the week caused poverty, brain based learning to be very real and concerning for the future of my grandson. The brain based learning idea this week was also shared and discussed with some of my nursing friends in regards to a foster daughter and comparing some of the challenges they have faced and the traumas of their foster daughters background. This learning has greatly affected those around me for improving understanding of the brain and differentiating interventions for learning to encourage growth.
I provided encouragement to Marhia to be flexible as she pointed out she is more strict with her classroom. This week I had the opportunity to share insight I have gained through teaching experience and extensive work with youth in response to Mariah's post. I have implemented the communication and growth tool of journaling and self reflection for my students. In doing this I have learned more about their background which translated into an improved understanding and patience to adjust for personality traits or activities that would have otherwise frustrate or be misinterpreted as disrespect toward the learning situation. There will still always be the student that challenges every neuron in our brain however we must hold on to hope and being a presence in their lives. As this topic hits more to home my grandson has moved with his mother back to home with a strong use of alcohol, poverty and dysfunctional relationships. I am greatly concerned for his brain development and learning at this time. He has spent a great amount of time with my husband and I while living here in Bethel during which we recognized significant learning that was happening for him. This is greatly heartbreaking. In my original blog I concern myself that I have missed the point of the essential question and focused more on the states of being that can influence brain-based learning. I also feel that my learning was poorly relfelcted as the information was so rich like eating food for the soul that I just wanted to keep reading and reading it to retain it. I began to think of my own brain connections and see some connections to my actions and difficulties that I have had to overcome. My life was challenging as a child and especially as a teen however there always seem to be a person that was that concrete rock that taught me the keys of emotion and life. Without that I believe that I would be in a much different space. Thank you for what you have encouraged us and exposed us to this week.
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