#communal learning

Consent is more than saying yes. Consent is having the information to make informed decisions in regards to your autonomy and respect. Consent in relationship may include understanding your partners cognitive differences or ability differences. It may require “extra” communication various needs. When dealing with neurodivergent people and other cognitive difference it is important to…

Check out this new post on Rev featuring the topics of communication, cooperative learning, and neurodiversity.

Over the years, I’ve had a lot of people say things to me like: “sometimes, we just need to keep things in our head.”“why do you care about what others think about you so so much.”“why do you complain so much.” Et cetera. Whatever. I’ve done a lot of thinking about this because I self-analyze my behaviors fairly often just to see what’s going on with me. It’s valuable to me to check in with…

While this article may have a point, that order in the classroom may lead to higher student achievement, what is missed is the enforcement of the order.  Creating a communal space is equally as important and many teachers/schools expect the students to blindly follow rules.  It seems teachers who explain rules and/or encourage students to assist in the rule writing will have students who are more willing to comply, or at least be understanding when they are punished.