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We hear a lot about this and often reflect on how we can integrate this concept into our classrooms. We hear the word “resilience” all the time these days: “Children are resilient.” “We must help our students be resilient.” (Wyatt, 2016) Merriam-Webster defines resilience as “the ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens.” I feel the term bad is a bit harsh, but it is a reality of our world. Tough times come and we experience a mix of emotions, which can sometimes become overwhelming for various reasons. As Dr. Ross Greene (2021) put it, “Kids do well if they can”. Resilience is similar in how we respond to it. We can handle it, if we have the know-how to use tools to overcome them. As Brene Brown (2017), a researcher of vulnerability, puts it - being courageous is the willingness to be seen and it is a skill that can be taught. Many of us in the world experience racism, sexism, ableism, xenophobia, and some of our students have faced life far more than we have. When faced with such difficulties, such individuals learn that they cannot be vulnerable. It’s sometimes seen as a weakness. However, what if we approached resilience as being brave or courageous and we support vulnerability in our classrooms? Learning is being vulnerable, and our students come into our classes like turtles without shells. (Brown, 2017) It is our role to support a class that is safe, which addresses “perspective talk” through empathy. One may address resilience through 5 steps (Wyatt, 2016):
Quite often as educators we come into the profession saying that we want to make the world a better place. Of course there are ways to do this, but it takes acknowledgement of our vulnerable moments, facing them with courage and bravery. Instead of making the place better, as Brene Brown puts it, how about we change the rhetoric to “how to make the world a braver place?” References Greene, R. (2021). Lives in the balance: About the CPS Model. Retrieved May 20, 2021, from https://www.livesinthebalance.org/about-cps SXSWEDU. (2017, April 07). Brené Brown | Daring Classrooms | SXSWedu 2017. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVD8YRgA-ck Wiseman, Theresa. The Four Attributes of Empathy. (2020, January 09). Retrieved from https://www.habitsforwellbeing.com/the-four-attributes-of-empathy/ Wyatt, C. B. (2016, August 15). 5 Steps to Fostering Resilience in Your Child. Retrieved from https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/5-steps-to-fostering-resilience-in-your-child-0722144
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