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Today a Virtual Head Teacher meeting was interrupted by a Primary 1 child who came into my office to tell me he had lost a tooth. (Everybody was fab. Many "Awws" and reassurances about the tooth fairy).
On reflection. That interruption was HUGE on so many levels.
Today a Virtual Head Teacher meeting was interrupted by a Primary 1 child who came into my office to tell me he had lost a tooth. (Everybody was fab. Many "Awws" and reassurances about the tooth fairy).
On reflection. That interruption was HUGE on so many levels.
He has a good relationship with his HT.
The PSA also underdstood his need to tell me.
HT colleagues immediately "got it" and built his self esteem & importance of the event.
He felt very important.... and as a Primary 1, a bunch of HTs telling you things will be good is amazing.
The PSA also underdstood his need to tell me.
HT colleagues immediately "got it" and built his self esteem & importance of the event.
He felt very important.... and as a Primary 1, a bunch of HTs telling you things will be good is amazing.
If we had ignored this event we& #39;d have silently "told him" that his important events are not important.
He got the opposite message. He mattered. Not just to me, but also to my HT colleagues.
@pauldixtweets calls this "Deliberate botheredness". We& #39;ve always called it mattering.
He got the opposite message. He mattered. Not just to me, but also to my HT colleagues.
@pauldixtweets calls this "Deliberate botheredness". We& #39;ve always called it mattering.
Whatever you call it... children need to know their rites of passage are acknowledged by the grown ups. Celebration, reassurance & time are vital to these moments.
Even if we& #39;re in "A very important meeting".
(His cameo appearance was the best AOCB EVER!! )
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Even if we& #39;re in "A very important meeting".
(His cameo appearance was the best AOCB EVER!! )
