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WIFI PHYSICS

“One day . . . or day one.” Anonymous   Cherokee Month of the Trading Moon (nu da de gua)   SEL:   #2 Social Awareness SEL:   #5 Responsible Decision Making Digital Learner:   #7 Innovative Designer   Winter storms are nothing new near Glacier Park, Montana, USA. When the internet goes down at the high schools, I’ve seen resourceful students look out for others in the student community, both remotely and at the schools. During the COVID-19 quarantine, assignments were on Google classroom. First period: no internet, no physics, no panic. These students did not want to fall behind; scholarships and grades were at stake, and many students held part-time jobs after school. They were good at time management. “Write this down please, Ms. Sub.” I was their guest teacher and wrote, per their instructions, the necessary info to log into a variety of providers for their cell phone data plans. Those without smartphones partnered up with those who were ...

BUZZ OFF!

  “One day . . . or day one.” Anonymous Cherokee Month of the Hunt Moon (nv da ga)   SEL:   #1 Self-Awareness     SEL:   #2 Social Awareness   A legal injunction is designed to stop an act or behavior. A psychological injunction like “Buzz off!” will do the same when it is not spoken. Since I am not a brain scientist like Dr. Bruce Perry, I cannot give you the exact patterns and chemistry as to why this tool is effective. Nevertheless, it still works. Sometimes, I find myself in complicated situations not wanting to escalate a power struggle with students, staff, parents, community members, et al., so I silently affirm “Buzz off!” Often, the individual gets a puzzled look on their face as they begin to move away, across the room, or even out the door. Having time to strategize and mobilize, to breathe, to think, and to confer with wise folk can offer solutions to life’s perplexing problems. Aloha love, Carla    ...