Janine, host of the Teacher Healer podcast, responds to a letter from a listener.
Janine shares some stories from her school years as a student and as a teacher. She delves into how young people behave, how adults respond to them, school lunches and how judgement and rudeness are driven by unconsciousness.
Janine Meadley is an experienced educator with a background in performing arts and well-being. She has worked in classrooms, policy making, curriculum design and educational leadership training. Her current passion is finding solutions to heal the people and systems in education so that they can go on to heal the world.
Your homework: Observe your reactions and judgements. What happened? What were your thoughts and feelings? How did you react or behave? How could you have done better?
Further learning related to this episode/references:
- The Teen Brain: 7 Things to Know
- Maya Angelou Quote
- Teenagers’ experiences of discrimination (March 2021)
- Check out our Episode 2 Pinterest board
Music by Twisterium from Pixabay.
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