Self-Compassion and Student Voice

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Student Voice



The 3 Guiding Principles encompasses a value system for encouraging student voice. It’s almost like a platform for it.








The three principles are

 self-worth

engagement

purpose

 Quaglia’s video defines aspirations in students exampled by actively working on goals they’ve set for themselves. We have to first hear them. We need to hear them and then help them seek their goals. “The voice breathes the reality…” Ask them questions. “connecting their doing with their goals…” their voice matches with their actions…Give them a voice. Our Framework defines what student voice is. The emphasis again is on listening…for real! I love that. “Student voice truly takes off when teachers and students engage in meaningful dialogue about real and important issues”




"Students have something worthwhile to say."  
"When students have a voice, they are seven times more likely to be academically motivated."

7x!!!!!!!!!!!!





Student voice and aspirations...often students will not share aspirations...when students begin working on goals in school, they'll more successfully attain those goals. What creates students' sense of self worth. They ask students if their teachers care if they're absent and half said "No". Crazy!

Take Aways:

Ask students what they want to do.
Converse about it.
Seek to encourage them to work on their goals while at school.
Listen
Get their opinions on things.






What is compassion?

Noticing
Being kind and care
Remembering that imperfection is part of the human experience


Sources:

Brainwaves Video Anthology. (2015, June 23). [Video File] “Russel Quaglia – Student Voice”. Retrieved July 7, 2015 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsClwQXUXAI

Neff, Kristin. (2011, January 18). [Video File]. “Self-Compassion Part 1”. Retrieved July 9, 2015 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tyl6YXp1Y6M.

Quaglia Institute for Student Aspirations. (n.d.). Retrieved July 10, 2015.