The Bridge to Civility: Empathy, Ethics, and Service
How do you see the vision in the article come to fruition in the classroom through the OCON Curriculum? Use some specific examples from some of the lessons you reviewed the past few days.
In the lessons we looked at today in unit 2 it is clear that OCON has taking the hands on view of how students can best learn about the democratic culture by reading childrens books and giving reasons who was right and who was wrong.
I agree with the following sentence from the article: "Without a sense of community and family, many young people lose the connectedness that fosters these sensitivities, motivations and skills."
This statement seems to sum up the OCON hope and vision. We have discussed sensitivity in great detail and OCON helps buld the needed clasroom community. Through this, learning can truly take place.
This article can come to fruition in many ways in the classroom. Students are going to be exposed to many sensitive topics through the OCON curriculum, but they will also be provided with ways to address each topic. There are many lesson in Unit 1 of the third grade curriculum that focuses on working in a community for the common good. Students will gain more understanding of how they can use their talents to help improve their community. OCON will be a great job at creating future responsibile citizens of a productive community.
I think that the service learning project will ensure that students make connections to the world around them. It is these small steps and experiences that remain with humans and build upon each other to create humanity. Being a community and feeling empowered will create touchstones upon which students can say, in the future, I made a difference!!
I totally agree that our youth are more disconnected from the world we live in now more than ever!! Many, if not all, of the lessons we have explored help to bring a global awareness to the classroom. The lessons I looked at that specifically targeted open-mindedness and compassion helped to show how these skills were needed throughout history.The discussion helps us to realize how these same skills are needed in our society TODAY!
I believe that the OCON curriculum will help students see that they can be a part of and make a difference in thier community. Some examples from the lessons that help empower students are students being able to create thier classroom constitution and voice needs that they have within the classroom. They are a part of the solution for figuring out how they are going to meet not only their needs but the others in the classroom.
The OCON curriculum will build a sense of community, "family," and connectedness in the classroom. It will help bring the world to the classroom, allowing students to develop a sense of the roles they play as citizens of the community and world.
I believe that these "visions" of OCON will become a reality through the many opportunities for group discussion, partner and small group work, and interactive/hands-on activities. Every lesson that we have reviewed seems to leave students with the feeling that they have played an active role as a member of the classroom community as well as a citizen of the world.
From what I've experienced so far, I believe OCON will be effective at allowing Dr. Berman's vision come to fruition. Every lesson I've had the opportunity to experience has provided many interactive opportunities for students to develop Social Consciousness, become empathatic, learn how to serve others (unit 3) and to become good individuals and citizens of our community, our country and our world.
I believe that this program will make a big difference in our social studies instruction. these ideas will make for a much better and more peaceful classroom
Its eye opening to think that a student can graduate without ever having done work on which another person depended. Practical living skills, trade work, are ignored in our society in lieu of academia. A whole person needs to use both hands and head to interact with the world, not just head. We also need to support the growth of the heart as a guide to the activities of both heart and head. I really liked the ripple effect activity, and the way it highlighted one act setting off branching ramifications for the good of the group.
In the lessons we looked at today in unit 2 it is clear that OCON has taking the hands on view of how students can best learn about the democratic culture by reading childrens books and giving reasons who was right and who was wrong.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the following sentence from the article:
ReplyDelete"Without a sense of community and family, many young people lose the connectedness that fosters these sensitivities, motivations and skills."
This statement seems to sum up the OCON hope and vision. We have discussed sensitivity in great detail and OCON helps buld the needed clasroom community. Through this, learning can truly take place.
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ReplyDeleteThis article can come to fruition in many ways in the classroom. Students are going to be exposed to many sensitive topics through the OCON curriculum, but they will also be provided with ways to address each topic. There are many lesson in Unit 1 of the third grade curriculum that focuses on working in a community for the common good. Students will gain more understanding of how they can use their talents to help improve their community. OCON will be a great job at creating future responsibile citizens of a productive community.
ReplyDeleteTeaching empathy will help the overall classroom environment. This is really going to help make connections with our Care for Kids philosophy.
ReplyDeleteI think that the service learning project will ensure that students make connections to the world around them. It is these small steps and experiences that remain with humans and build upon each other to create humanity. Being a community and feeling empowered will create touchstones upon which students can say, in the future, I made a difference!!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree that our youth are more disconnected from the world we live in now more than ever!! Many, if not all, of the lessons we have explored help to bring a global awareness to the classroom. The lessons I looked at that specifically targeted open-mindedness and compassion helped to show how these skills were needed throughout history.The discussion helps us to realize how these same skills are needed in our society TODAY!
ReplyDeleteI believe that the OCON curriculum will help students see that they can be a part of and make a difference in thier community. Some examples from the lessons that help empower students are students being able to create thier classroom constitution and voice needs that they have within the classroom. They are a part of the solution for figuring out how they are going to meet not only their needs but the others in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteThe OCON curriculum will build a sense of community, "family," and connectedness in the classroom. It will help bring the world to the classroom, allowing students to develop a sense of the roles they play as citizens of the community and world.
ReplyDeleteI believe that these "visions" of OCON will become a reality through the many opportunities for group discussion, partner and small group work, and interactive/hands-on activities. Every lesson that we have reviewed seems to leave students with the feeling that they have played an active role as a member of the classroom community as well as a citizen of the world.
From what I've experienced so far, I believe OCON will be effective at allowing Dr. Berman's vision come to fruition. Every lesson I've had the opportunity to experience has provided many interactive opportunities for students to develop Social Consciousness, become empathatic, learn how to serve others (unit 3) and to become good individuals and citizens of our community, our country and our world.
ReplyDeleteI agree that student to be aware of country and their social responsibilitties. Play a part in their country.
ReplyDeleteI believe that this program will make a big difference in our social studies instruction. these ideas will make for a much better and more peaceful classroom
ReplyDeleteIts eye opening to think that a student can graduate without ever having done work on which another person depended. Practical living skills, trade work, are ignored in our society in lieu of academia. A whole person needs to use both hands and head to interact with the world, not just head. We also need to support the growth of the heart as a guide to the activities of both heart and head. I really liked the ripple effect activity, and the way it highlighted one act setting off branching ramifications for the good of the group.
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