Capes not required
The kids in our classrooms are superheros in disguise.
Flight or invisibility - which one would you choose?
Our role is to bring out the superhero in our students.
What are the characteristics?
Many of us would say we are the mentor that brings out the hero, but in reality often the school is actually the test.
Letting our students know what they are capable is essential and a good way to do this is through their stories.
Things we need to do to do this (3 things - bold)
Encourage passion 
Technology isn’t the key, it was those people that sat with her and helped her to go over her ideas and posts and supported her to make that connection.
As teachers we need to Develop the passion and guide.- This could happen for all our students if they have the right connections with us. As teachers we need to help our students be connected to their passion and we ourselves need to also be connected to their passions.
If a student feels that school offers our them nothing that’s a big problem
Ideas like 20% time projects - Genius hour - helps to develop students passion - where they can work on something that is completely different to their main focus. And is a huge concept that companies like GOOGLE use to encourage innovation and excellence.
We want what is best for our students but to make this happen we need to make sure we include them in this process - e.g. let the children lead.
Students need to feel like it is THEIR school - that they can take ownership of it.
With great power come great responsibility
Let students guide - Best of westchester winner 2017
When we give the power back to the students they are in control and they take responsibility.
To do this we need to provide support and let them know that they can do it. - have the mentality...
(As Lesley puts it in later workshops - having a growth mindset)
SO... Take off the restrictions, we will support you.
Celebrate their scars - blind man riding his bike (Daniels Kish story) - using sound to help him see. - Eco locate
WE put restrictions on children because of their issues/faults … and we need to do the opposite - remove the restrictions. - how do we break that pattern - lift the them up and celebrate the challenges that they have and the scars.
There can be joy in failure - when you think of the things that you are most proud of … its not the things we can do quickly but those that we have to keep persevering with.
Negative experiences need to become positive - The fact we are moving through the negative is the positive - (getting the scars).
Honour individuality
All our students have challenges - Superhero prosthesis - Project unicorn!
Orange street news - Hildie writing about a local murder - both parents are Journalists and this was her normal.
Our job is to get to know ALL of our students. - get to the heart of knowing what makes them tick.
WE are ultimately the mentors - to guide and help them navigate the challenges along the way.
- couldn’t disagree more.
With great power comes great possibility.
How will I unleash my students inner superhero.
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