To say that you are ready to learn something is admitting you don’t know it all – that’s a vulnerable position to take.
Even when you are in the middle of an Ofsted no notice inspection, there are distractions. The quote above was a welcomed distraction; I can’t remember where I read it, but I did use Siri to quickly record it. It ties in rather well with my experience from Friday night. We went out for Chinese and Harry (4) used chop sticks for the very first time. His target – a lonely prawn cracker.
It took more than a handful of attempts to pin that prawn cracker down you know. What struck me was the ease with most four year olds accepts that vulnerability especially when compared to the many hesitant teenagers I try and teach something ‘new’ at school. By the time these young people hit secondary school that vulnerability is much more of a barrier. Here’s a few ways to help young people with those insecurities.
I can’t…
Response 1: Ask the student to fold their arms. Then ask them to fold their arms the other way round. Wait a while before asking ;them to unfold their arms. Explain that when we do some new, if often feels a little awkward at first.
Response 2… It is not that you can’t, ;it is just that you haven’t yet.
Response 3… Thank goodness, without you I would be out of work.
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