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Teachers urged to reflect on values |04 March 2015



La Rosière school teachers have been urged to think and reflect on different values and the practical implications of expressing them in relation to themselves, students and others at their school and the community at large.

This came through a workshop organised for them on Monday by the National Council for Children (NCC).
Addressing the teachers at the launch of the workshop, NCC director Ruby Pardiwalla said:

“Teachers are champions. Teachers are the ones who can zoom this generation into the future. And teachers can do that easily if they  can help create a value-based environment through cultivating good relationships among themselves, among students and relationships between staff and students,” she said.

The workshop, held at the Seychelles Trading Company’s conference hall, started with  fun activities and reflective exercises to get the educators and caregivers  some soul searching and role model their own values.

It also discussed their own best teaching practices which help provide students with a philosophy of living, facilitate their overall growth , development and also help deepen their understanding on how they make positive and personal  choices in their lives.

Skills for creating a value-based environment : acknowledgment, encouragement , and active listening; collaborative rule making which are critical for the success of a value-based school; various techniques of imagining; relaxation; artistic expression; self development awareness and social skills were also on the agenda.

The teachers also discovered it was not enough for students to simply hear about values .To really learn, they must experience them at many different levels so they can make them their own.

“It is not enough to feel, experience and think about the values. Social skills are also needed to apply them in interactions throughout the day. Children  increasingly  need to see the effects of their behaviour and choices and develop decision-making skills that take into consideration the needs, rights  and viewpoints  of those around them,” the teachers were told.

They learned that if the youths of today are going to carry these values into their personal lives as adults and into society, then it is also important to have them explore issues of social justice and have adults role models who exemplify those values.

The teachers also believe that, for example, to get respect, they have to model and give respect in the classroom, in the playground, in the staff room and in daily interactions in the community.

“Values is not just something teachers talk about but they are expected to be walking the talk,” the workshop advised.

 

 

 

 

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