Quote from Mindful Teaching and Teaching Mindfulness
Mindful Teaching and Teaching Mindfulness: A Guide for Anyone Who Teaches Anything
by Deborah Schoeberlein David with Suki Sheth
Wisdom Publications, Boston, Massachusetts © 2009 224 pp.-- submitted by Jennifer Knight"Master teachers are mindful teachers, aware of themselves and attuned to their students. Mindful teaching nurtures a learning community in which students flourish academically, emotionally, and socially--and teachers thrive professionally and personally. Teaching mindfulness directly to students augments the effects of the teacher's presence by coaching youth to exercise simple, practical, and universal attention skills themselves. These two approaches are mutually reinforcing and benefit everyone in the classroom.
Mindfulness is a conscious, purposeful way of tuning in to what's happening in and around us. This specific approach to paying attention and honing awareness improves mental focus and academic performance. It also strengthens skills that contribute to emotional balance. The best of our human qualities, including the capacity for kindness, empathy, compassion, (and) support, are supported by mindfulness." (pp. 1-2)
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