In the last blog, I discussed letting students do the work of critical thinking about their future. This is easier said than done, but questioning can be the most useful technique with or without technology that we have available to us. Jamie McKenzie, editor of From Now On - The Educational Technology Journal has created a whole website of the types of questions that prompt investigation and help us avoid just providing information or answers.
Kathryn Kee notes in her book, Results Coaching: The New Essential for School Leaders, that “'advice is toxic’…Resisting giving advice and giving answers empowers other to think, to act, and to achieve.”(p.55, Kee)
Have we forgotten that high school is a time for growth, maturation, development, exploring who I am and not just about pushing academic rigor?
Ask your student—how did you prepare for your future today? What steps are you taking to create a future for yourself? Modeling our own day-to-day decision making and having expectations regarding planning for their future success is essential.
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