Ms. Evans was the second teacher I interviewed on mindfulness as she does a unit on it in her Active Health class. Although taught in a PHE class under a health and wellness unit, Ms. Evans explained that after a while students started to really enjoy mindfulness practices and are now asking her for mindful minutes in as many classes as possible. She said she usually incorporates it at the end of a class, opposite to Mr. Wilson, which I thought was interesting – and it makes sense as a great place to do it in a PHE class. Ms. Evans explained after they do their activity or workout for the block, she saves the last 10 minutes to calm down, stretch and then take part in a guided meditation. She said the hardest part was convincing students to participate in the mindfulness meditations at the beginning of the unit; she said she was met with a lot of resistance and eye rolling, but it was again with routine, and telling them that this is what the class is doing, to try their best to participate, and eventually most of her students changed their minds. She also said that when she first introduced mindfulness to the class, she made sure to thoroughly explain what it was, how it works, and how it could potentially benefit them as students. She emphasized making it relatable for them. This entire discussion also pertains directly to my inquiry project of incorporating mindfulness in the classroom and ways to be successful with it.
November 5, 2019
Bringing Mindfulness Technology into the Classroom: Teacher Interviews, Part II
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