Who would have thought it... windy weather = mentalist kids! At one of the schools we were at last week the class were about as focused and attentive as my Gran’s cats (which aren't focused or attentive AT ALL). We thought we were rubbish, we even shed a mini tear but to our shock the teacher said "yeah, it's windy outside - this happens everytime". Erm? What? Did we hear this correctly? Windy weather = mentalist kids? We thought this was a theory worth testing so bought 15 hair dryers and set up an experiment... well, not quite, but we phoned some other teachers to double check and had the theory validated.Interesting.
Seasonal Affective Disorder is something well documented and many forward thinking employers display emotional intelligence with their employees to get a great working atmosphere. Basically, rather than being tight with attendance fixed to particular times, they allow greater flexibility asking people to work when the business needs it but remembering to consider the individuals needs as well. Not exactly rocket science. At the same time we're expecting teacher's lesson plans to be laid out in advance and flexibility, originality and improvisation are boxed up and shipped to far far away.
Please sir, can we play games outdoors when it's windy and make use of increased energy levels and decreased attention spans rather than fighting to maintain discipline? Or even just learn with more flexibility linked to the outdoors, our moods and what's happening in the world around us.Probably.
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