Description: Play. Create. Destruct. Collaborate. Rebuild.
Play. Create. Destruct. Collaborate. Rebuild.
How often do you use the phrase, “You take care of yourself?” As a Field Placement Faculty member for Granite State College, I hear it all the time in the classroom, both from classroom teachers, and the preservice teachers I am there to observe. Typically, this phrase has a negative connotation – it is said after a “tattle tale” reports someone else’s misbehavior. But…let’s really think about that phrase…
I would argue that “take care of yourself” not only belongs in our classroom, but it is a phrase we should say with high frequency and a positive connotation. What do we mean when we say take care of yourself ? In the classroom, especially in the younger grades, this phrase is meant to remind learners to mind their own business – to stop being concerned or distracted by what others are doing or saying. However, taking care of yourself is actually a lifeskill – a concept that all students should be taug