Archive for category: Listening with understanding and empathy

Caine’s Arcade

Michael, January 19, 2023, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Documentary, Fall 2022, Listening with understanding and empathy, Persisting, Quality Education, Showcase, Thinking flexibly, arcade, Caines Arcade, creativity, film, inspiring, Park Slope Collegiate, 0

Nirvan Mullick, a filmmaker, came across an auto shop that had cardboard in front of the desk. He saw...

First thoughts on being a vegetable photographer (and playing with AI)

Christina C, January 12, 2023, AI, Fall 2022, Listening with understanding and empathy, Persisting, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Thinking flexibly, ai, AImojo, play, TTT, 4

Here is what I wrote: I just posted a photo on Facebook that I took before we connected online...

“I Am” Scratch Proposal

Diana, August 31, 2022, Finding Humor, Letter to Colleagues, Listening with understanding and empathy, Quality Education, Scratch, Showcase, Summer 2022, Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition), LUTE-STEM, scratch project, 0

Dear Natalie Kuhl, There was a lot to think about and to consider how to apply in the classroom,...

Proposal

Crystal, August 11, 2022, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Habits of Mind, Letter to Colleagues, Listening with understanding and empathy, Managing Impulsivity, Quality Education, Showcase, Summer 2022, Habits of Mind, learning, LUTE-STEM, Pre-k, 3

Dear Colleague: I recently participated in a professional learning experience with Lute-Stem about multimodal methods at Lehman College. I...

Youth and Impulsivity

Claudia, August 8, 2022, Letter to Colleagues, Listening with understanding and empathy, Managing Impulsivity, Quality Education, Showcase, Summer 2022, Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition), Habits of Mind, LUTE-STEM, 7

Dear Colleague, This summer, I participated in a professional learning experience with LUTE-STEM at Lehman College I learned a lot about different frameworks of learning...

I Hear you!

Karyn, July 30, 2022, Bio, Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, hospitality, NOYCE-STEM, 4

I’ve been working in restaurants for over 8 years now. When you work in the hospitality industry listening is...

Jayden: Description of a Child

Claudia, July 25, 2022, Description of a Child, Gathering data through all senses, Listening with understanding and empathy, Quality Education, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Summer 2022, children, LUTE-STEM, 6

Background/ Description of a child Jayden is a 4-year-old boy who live in the Bronx. He is a single...

Regina’s Biography

Regina, July 25, 2022, Bio, Listening with understanding and empathy, Persisting, Quality Education, Showcase, Student-Centered, Summer 2022, Thinking flexibly, Dominican Republic, Habits of Mind, life, LUTE-STEM, 0

I was born in the Dominican Republic and my parents named me Regina. I was one of the eleven...

Descriptive Review of a Broken Child: Raheem

Jesse, July 24, 2022, Description of a Child, Gathering data through all senses, Listening with understanding and empathy, Psychology, Quality Education, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Social Class, Summer 2022, Descriptive Review, LUTE-STEM, 1

Physical Presence and Gesture Raheem is a 12-year old, (presumably) African-American student from upper Manhattan. As I was his...

Amelia – Description of a Child

Emily, July 24, 2022, Description of a Child, Gathering data through all senses, Listening with understanding and empathy, Quality Education, Showcase, Summer 2022, Descriptive Review, LUTE-STEM, 4

Amelia is nine years old. She is frequently late to arrive in the mornings, sometimes by more than an...

My Biography

Crystal, July 24, 2022, Bio, Habits of Mind, Listening with understanding and empathy, Managing Impulsivity, Quality Education, Showcase, Summer 2022, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, autobiography, Habits of Mind, LUTE-STEM, 2

Hello, my name is Crystal Santana. I was born and raised in the Dominican Republic. My earliest education was...

A Little Bit of Me!

Claudia, July 24, 2022, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Bio, Listening with understanding and empathy, Managing Impulsivity, Quality Education, Showcase, Summer 2022, Habits of Mind, LUTE-STEM, LUTESTEM, 1

My name is Claudia Suarez, I’m Dominican, I’m Cancer and I am a bilingual PreK teacher. I believe all...

An Entrance to My Life

Bradly, July 21, 2022, Bio, Listening with understanding and empathy, Managing Impulsivity, Quality Education, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Summer 2022, Lehman College, NOYCE-STEM, 1

I am Bradly Rivera, a 23 year-old learner and mentor. I connect with many of the habit’s of mind...

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This is Me

Branden, July 21, 2022, Bio, Listening with understanding and empathy, Music, Quality Education, Showcase, Summer 2022, Thinking flexibly, church, LUTE-STEM, 4

My name is Branden Girtman. I am from Port Chester, New York. I Love to go to church and...

Puzzle

Marlen, July 19, 2022, Description of a Child, Gathering data through all senses, Listening with understanding and empathy, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking interdependently, Lehman College, LUTE-STEM, 2

Stacy Sophie Background: Stacy is a Spanish descendent, sweet and sometimes energetic six years old girl, who passed to second...

Using Habits of Mind to Play Music Better

Jesse, July 18, 2022, Bio, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Getting Started, Listening with understanding and empathy, Music, Quality Education, Showcase, Summer 2022, Taking responsible risks, Teachers as Learners, Habits of Mind, Lehman College, LUTE-STEM, PS/MS 31, 2

Hello! My name is Jesse and I am a music teacher with a background in creative approaches. I’ve chosen...

Making Connections between Habits, Deeper Learning, Anti-Racist Pedagogy

Niki Fayne, July 13, 2022, Bio, Listening with understanding and empathy, Quality Education, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Summer 2022, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, LUTE-STEM, TeacherPrep, 0

Back in 2019, I was asked by SCALE (a Stanford University center) to work on the creation of Deeper...

To the folks in Texas, I hope you all that have experienced loss are well.

Sam, May 30, 2022, Guns, Listening with understanding and empathy, Showcase, Spring 2022, Bronx Park Middle School, Uvalde, 2

I hope you all that have went through loss get through this, and that the parents that loss their...

Living the Same Life

Wesam, May 16, 2022, Listening with understanding and empathy, Questioning and posing problems, Questioning and Speculating., Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2022, Born A Crime, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 0

Born A Crime talks about the struggle Trevor went through and how he was different than everyone else, yet...

Overprotective Parents

Karen Sr, March 8, 2022, Listening with understanding and empathy, Quality Education, Orange Cove High School, Parents, 1

In the article, “Growing Up”, I was able to learn that many children growing up aren’t able to learn...

Nap Break?

Andrea L, January 24, 2022, Getting Started, Listening with understanding and empathy, Stress, Striving for accuracy, Student-Centered, #mentalhealth, Orange Cove High School, 0

In the article Naps at School (Upfront), I learned that there is a school in New Mexico that has...

Aren’t We All The Same

Jaden, January 18, 2022, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Getting Started, Listening with understanding and empathy, Managing Impulsivity, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Okemos High School, wearethesame, 31

Aren’t we all the same?Or is it because of the color of my skin? Is it because I don’t lookthe same...

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The Three Traits of Macario

Cristin, December 20, 2021, Character Traits and Relationships, Fall 2021, Habits of Mind, Listening with understanding and empathy, Persisting, Showcase, DAY OF THE DEATH, P.U.L.S.E. High School, THE THIRD GUEST, 0

Macario, the protagonist in “The Third Guest” by B. Traven, has a few traits that influence his relationships with...

Suffering from Food Insecurity

Fatima, December 5, 2021, Community, Fall 2021, Family, Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Zero Hunger, helping others, Orange Cove High School, 12

In the article “Food Insecurity” I learned how many people don’t have food to eat they have to worry...

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Am I Somebody?

Yniyah, December 3, 2021, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, Body Image, The U School, 8

my body, tormentor of my dreamsscars that decorate the outsidebut formed from the misery on the insideAm I Somebody?...

Why Leadership Skills Are Important

Mynor, December 3, 2021, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, Taking responsible risks, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition), Judge Memorial Catholic High School, ledaership, life skills, 10

Ever since I was very young I hated people telling me what to do which is why I have...

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Locked-in Syndrome

Karen, November 19, 2021, Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Locked-in Syndrome, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, 1

I believe that locked-in syndrome is one of the most interesting syndromes I have had the chance to learn...

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War hurts people tremendously

Sarah, November 19, 2021, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Listening with understanding and empathy, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking flexibly, War, #2021, global issues, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, War, 3

The war sacrificed countless lives and caused tremendous physical and mental trauma to the survivors. Many people know that...

Darkness

Dawning, November 17, 2021, Bullying, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, fear, include others, listening and understanding, magazine, Okemos High School, 1

Darkness, The definition of shame and fearall feelings in which was driving through my mindMy fears unravel one by oneas...

Addressing Issues

Christopher, November 13, 2021, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Media, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, #TealPumpkinProject, Orange Cove High School, 1

In the article, “The Teal Pumpkin Project” (BTW) I learned that food allergies are a real thing, affecting one...

The Sioux and the government treaty

Emily, November 10, 2021, Fall 2021, History, Listening with understanding and empathy, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Manifest Destiny, Orange Cove High School, Sioux, 1

Throughout history, the continuous cycle of Native Americans and the US government have had a conflict throughout most of...

Brooklyn

Victor P, November 9, 2021, Fall 2021, Listening with understanding and empathy, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Park Slope Collegiate, sunset park, 1

A place that represents me is Brooklyn because it’s really quiet and has nice people around where I live....

My Neighborhood

Estrella R, November 9, 2021, Fall 2021, Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Park Slope Collegiate, sunset park, 1

I live in a neighborhood called Sunset Park. Sunset Park is like my hometown. Most of the time I...

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Multicultural Education

Jade, November 9, 2021, AAPI Heritage, Fall 2021, History, Listening with understanding and empathy, Quality Education, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, american culture, Orange Cove High School, 3

An October issue from btw discusses the recent laws four states made to promote Asian American and Pacific Islander...

Puerto Rican from Brooklyn

Isiah G, November 8, 2021, Fall 2021, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, Puerto Rico, 0

I identify with Puerto Rico because my mother is from there, but I was born in Brooklyn and I...

Ms. Monopoly

Francisco P, November 8, 2021, Fall 2021, Gender Equity (Women), Listening with understanding and empathy, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Monopoly, Orange Cove High School, 0

You have probably already heard of Monopoly the game with the old man in the front and the fake...

Approaching Silence

Andrea L, November 8, 2021, Bullying, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Psychology, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Thinking flexibly, This is America, Orange Cove High School, shyness, 0

In the text, “The Dilemma: Keeping Quiet” (Upfront), I learned that there are desirable ways to approach introverts. The...

Different life with education

Leah, November 8, 2021, Fall 2021, Gender Equity (Women), Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Bangladesh, Orange Cove High School, 0

In the article, “I am already having a different life because of education” (Upfront) I learned that in Bangladesh...

Body Image

Yamilet, November 5, 2021, Beauty, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Media, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Body Image, RHS, 23

A person undergoes many thoughts about themselves based on society’s so-called ‘standards.’ It is said that men have to...

The Uprising of Fear During Covid-19

Megan K, November 4, 2021, Coronavirus, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Psychology, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, fear, RHS, 0

Over the past two years countless lives have been changed since the upbringing of the horrific virus, Covid-19. This...

Loneliness

Kristina, November 1, 2021, Fall 2021, Gathering data through all senses, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, depression, loneliness, mental health, RHS, 6

While being around other people, even ones that you may have a close bond with, it is still possible...

Propaganda In History class

Sydney, November 1, 2021, Fall 2021, History, Listening with understanding and empathy, Quality Education, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, propoganda, RHS, 4

In school students are required to take at least three years of history and usually in those classes it...

Remembering Hardworking, Honest, and Helpful Macario

Dewry, November 1, 2021, Character Traits and Relationships, Día de Muertos, Fall 2021, Listening with understanding and empathy, Quality Education, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Día de Muertos, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 0

Macario, the protagonist in “The Third Guest,” a short story by B. Traven, has a few traits that influence...

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The damages of child and mother separation

Adalia, October 30, 2021, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Psychology, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, experimentation, RHS, 10

Science evolves to help provide better opportunities, yet in order to make these advancements science sometimes takes it too...

Finding the Good/Adjusting

Annabelle, October 29, 2021, Coronavirus, Fall 2021, Gathering data through all senses, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Psychology, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, covid19, RHS, 1

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on every person – nationwide. However, this toll is different for everyone....

Commonality of Defects

Lauren, October 29, 2021, Call to Action, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Media, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, #awarness, RHS, 0

Children are born all around the world that do not conform to the stereotype of normal as society labels...

Goodbye Innocence

Alaina, October 29, 2021, Fall 2021, Family, Gender, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Prison, Privacy, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, childhood, RHS, rosaryhighschool, 0

Loss of Innocence is a concept that is commonly misunderstood. It is not merely just a physical change but...

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Police Apathy

Taylor R, October 28, 2021, Call to Action, Fall 2021, Listening with understanding and empathy, Media, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, #police, RHS, 0

It is very disturbing to see the apathy of the general community when a police officer gets hurt and...

Make Your Choice

Tia, October 27, 2021, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, RHS, vaping, 1

Imagine a young high school student. She is a senior this year and in the thick of college application...

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Can Money Buy Happiness?

Hannah F, October 27, 2021, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Listening with understanding and empathy, Responding with wonderment and awe, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, #happiness, RHS, 3

Can money buy happiness? This question has been thought over and analyzed by hundreds of sources and people. Everyone’s...

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NCAA Paying players

Francisco P, October 27, 2021, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2021, Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Sports, college athletes, Orange Cove High School, 5

The NCAA is a business in colleges and universities. The NCAA makes around $842 million annually annually; big colleges...

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Learning to Find My Own Way

Dominick M, October 13, 2021, Bio ELL, Family, Gathering data through all senses, Immigration, Listening with understanding and empathy, Showcase, brooklyn, Guitar, Park Slope Collegiate, 10

My name is Dominick. What’s important to know about me is that I’m a shy person, I can get...

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My body creates

Sianni, September 24, 2021, Fall 2021, Listening with understanding and empathy, Poetry, Showcase, Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition), This Is My Body, poetry, The U School, 4

The reason for my being here has always been quite clearMy body can create. It creates friendship and cheer,Trust...

Veterinarian

Ernesto, September 24, 2021, Career & Job Readiness, Environment, Life on Land, Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Animals, Orange Cove High School, Veterans, 5

In the article, “Careers: Veterinarian” (BTW) I learned that working with adorable pets comes with a lot of obvious...

Children Hospitals Need Help!

Sayra, September 23, 2021, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Media, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Stories, children, Orange Cove High School, 5

The article “Children Hospitals in Crisis” ( Mcgraw hill) I learned that children hospitals are asking President Biden for...

Discrimination: Elizabeth Peratrovich

Ana, September 22, 2021, Gender Equity (Women), History, Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Discrimination, Orange Cove High School, 3

In the article, “Profiles in Women’s History: Elizabeth Peratrovich” (McGraw Hill) I learned that Elizabeth Peratrovich was an Alaskan,...

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Staying True

Zahir, September 20, 2021, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Poetry, Showcase, This Is My Body, Body Image, The U School, 2

This is my body… I can bring positive vibes Born during the scariest month of the year, OctoberBorn and raised...

9/11

James, September 17, 2021, Fall 2021, Listening with understanding and empathy, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, 9/11, Orange Cove High School, 1

In the article “Remembering 9/11, Twenty Years Later”(McGraw). I learned that that morning fourteen members of the terrorist group...

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Finding and Recognizing Our Forces

Mirseda, July 31, 2021, Bio, Getting Started, Listening with understanding and empathy, Persisting, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Summer 2021, Lehman College, LUTE-STEM, 2

We need to find the force to fight ourselves when we say ” I can’t do it”. Persisting is...

COVID-19 Around the World: El Salvador

Edwin, February 3, 2021, Coronavirus, COVID Around the World, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Showcase, Spring 2021, Berkeley High School, coronavirus, COVID-19, el salvador, Healthcare, Latinx community, Pandemic, 6

It’s been a year since we began social distancing caused by the well known COVID-19 virus, which has caused...

What Is Life Without Risk

Nicolle, October 28, 2020, American Dream, Books or Plays, Character Archetypes, Fall 2020, Friendship, Listening with understanding and empathy, Showcase, Taking responsible risks, Tracking Characters, Adventure, fun, Harvest Collegiate High School, Mystery, 6

The book “Paper Towns” by John Green is a really interesting and captivating book with things people have or...

Maggie’s Diary

Celines, December 3, 2019, Books or Plays, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Everyday Use, Listening with understanding and empathy, Point of View, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, point of view, 5

Today was a great day. When I woke up, everything looked like a normal day but I never imagined...

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Listening with understanding and empathy

Understand others!

Devoting mental energy to another person's thoughts and ideas. Make an effort to perceive another's point of view and emotions. (Click here to see more.)

Examples of students exhibiting this habit

Sara reads characters the way she “reads” people when she annotates (see some she bookmarked)!

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