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 Create a sense of self-determination

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There are some simple approaches that teachers can utilize daily that will benefit all students.

Allow more time.  Many children will do better when tets are untimed. Extended time on assignments can also improve the quality of their work.

Teach to their strengths.  Find out what they're good at and interested in and build on these when developing lessons and assignments

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Bob Brooks' definition, discussion, and illustration of empathy.

Empathy is the capacity to put oneself inside the shoes of another person and to see the world through that person's eyes.

Empathy implies that you have trained yourself to consider how other people perceive situations.

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Try these two illustrations for examples of Context vs. Content.

Of all of the memories you have as a student, what ones are your favorite ones? Is it something that a teacher or school administrator said or did that boasted your motivation and self-dignity?

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Quite sophisticated behavior can result from simple interactions of simple things. Bryn Mawr College Serendip 

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Two stories to illustrate my point about allowing students to make mistakes.

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Some things you need to know about spindle cells.

Spindle cells acts very rapidly, guiding social decisions for us

Some interesting things about Mirror Neurons.

Mirror neurons senses both the move another person is about to make and their feelings, and instantaneously prepare us to imitate that movement and feel with them.

Mirror neurons operate in the premotor cortex, which governs speaking, and movement.

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