Blog #4 Choice B

Choice B) Tell me about any part of Principal Sylvia Allan's presentation that "struck a chord" in you, (either positively or negatively), and how you think it will affect you in your teaching.

You are right, she is amazing! There are so many aspects of her presentation that "struck a chord" with me. Something that I really liked that was very simple was how she would have her students raise their hand in a response to a question such as: "How many of you made your bed this morning?". Then the brilliant part was that she would have us/the students look around and see how many people had that response in common. She then encouraged them to talk about that at recess. I love the idea of celebrating commonalities in the classroom. Children want to feel loved and accepted. This idea helps them to feel loved, accepted and acknowledged. She allowed the students to have something constructive to talk about out on the playground so that they can build positive relationships.
She herself was striving to build positive relationships with the other teachers in the faculty room by having positive conversations. She is a very positive and building person.