What we can do in everyday life some practical suggestions ! ! !

[Kon Bouzikos]

I would like to share some suggestions about what we could do to empower our students.
1. Encourage students to express their views, opinions and perspectives. This will teach them to think for themselvs.
2. Discuss television programmes and advertismensts. What values are being promoted? What view of life is being projected
3. Encourage kids to see things from the perspective of another ask what does the world look like from that person's position. In other words teach them empathy Put yourself in their shoes. Human beings are not islands. We were put on this earth to be in relationship with others. We are social beings
4. Practise hospitality especially in relation to the lonely or hurt or rejected. Fostering achild is a great example
5. Encourage kids to examine themselves. Teach them to spend 5 minutes at the end of each day and honestly answer the questions What did I do to make this world a better place. For example did I smile, did I say thank you did I help my sister with her homework etc.did I just say hello to someone

Kon Bouzikos

[Jenny Luca]

Nice ideas Kon. I would hope that most of us do this in our role as teachers. It's a job requirement to do so in my opinion.