Intros
- Name
- What are you excited about?
- What is something that is confusing you, disturbing you, or amazing you about life in America right now?
Who am I, Jessica, your teacher? Questions for me?
A note on junior year: Best year of your life so far?
"There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so." --Hamlet
THIS IS YOUR EDUCATION!!!
~ Henry David Thoreau
“Willing to Be Disturbed”
Spirit Read and Seminar
Read "Willing to be Disturbed" by Margaret Wheatley:
Mark lines that stand out
Identify the main argument/thesis of this writing
THINK or WRITE: In what ways do you need to "be disturbed"? What ideas/beliefs/identities do you cling to that you could be challenged on?
THINK OR WRITE: Why am I having you read this?
Let’s go outside!
Spirit Read
1. Everyone participates at least once. You can speak more than once.
2. Read a word, phrase, or sentence.
3. No commentary or opinions.
4. When possible, try to connect with what was just read.
5. Give all voices a chance.
6. Pauses can be powerful.
7. Repeating words and phrases is fine.
Seminar:
How can cultivating our “willingness to be disturbed” help us navigate our moment?
In what ways do we need to embrace uncertainty?
What do we want to create together from this year’s experience?
What happens if we are again thrust into the unknown?
How will we carry our classroom culture into virtual space?
THIS IS OURS TO DO TOGETHER.
There is so much I don’t know, you guys.
What questions do we have at this point?
Homework: (in flex?)
Join my Google Classroom! 7zqr2p2
Respond to the posted prompt once you have joined. (America is….)
Read my syllabus and jot down any questions you have.