I also think health is a major factor in education. In terms of mindfulness I have to agree with what you have posted, because of sources. Our ways of thinking should contribute to our own state of health, and not cause to much stress and fatigue. Of course it is a good thing in small doses, I believe that having a healthy mindset and body can prevent many problems we associate with stress and overuse. Taking breaks, going outside, doing other things that are not school related have major impacts for me and my sanity.

This is such a cute and interesting idea. I would like to know about it more in details. Unfortunately, I will miss the class this week, but maybe we can chat next week, or if you don’t mind writing more about it in your future posts!

Thanks for the post. You talked about some very important points. I especially liked “…the goal of education is not to make conformists by increasing the amount of their knowledge. Rather, education should make creators and inventors by providing opportunities for students. …”.
According to Sir Ken Robinson the current educational system when what the society needed was factory workers who follow a procedure and don’t need to think or create something. But this is not the world in which we are living right now. We need creative, open-minded citizens who can think critically and solve problems.

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Yea! I wonder how much more we could learn if we never had to unlearn.

I too am more of a researcher but my assistantship duties require me to teach an undergraduate course. I ask probing questions and welcome multiple perspectives and realities.

Thanks for Comment Neda. That’s true. Following the same educational program for all is what we dealing with in our educational systems, which are combined with punish-or-obey actions. As you have suggested, one solution to that is to identify students talents and passion and educate them accordingly with individually crafted programs.

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I also agree college students can benefit from storybooks. I found an article about this subject. According to it, “Quality children’s literature can, however, enhance students’ experiences in the college classroom, contribute to their understanding of course content, promote their personal growth and self-understanding, increase their appreciation for quality children’s literature, and enhance their ability to integrate storybooks into their own teaching” (Freeman et al, 2011, p.1). On a related note, I think it would be interesting to write a storybook about a college topic. This exercise would provide experience in communicating complex subject matter.

Freeman, N.K., Feeney, S. & Moravcik, E. Early Childhood Educ J (2011) 39: 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-010-0439-4

Great post. I am one of those people who tend to have difficulty focusing on one thing at a time. I voice record meetings with my advisor because I write too slow and sometimes miss things. If I record then I don’t have to worry about forgetting things–which I usually do because I’m also thinking about other things.

I like your point about meditation and breathing. I’ve seen some evidence of the benefits of incorporating those methods into schools.

Thanks for your thoughtful post Ali. I think as you mentioned, maybe another way to overcome this punitive dissuading educational system (omnipresent to some extent) is to gradually distance ourselves from the current one-size-fits-all sort of curricula and moving towards more flexible, individually crafted kind of programs.

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