Blog Post 1 - MNGOT Clinic
Hello! My name is Ashea, pronounced Asia. I am a 1st year graduate student at UofM and in my 3rd-year as a Reading Corps tutor at Seward Montessori Elementary in Minneapolis. I have been with this school all three years and love it! Why do I think it is important that, as a future teacher, I learn about mindful awareness in the classroom setting and self-care strategies in my pre-service preparation program? Being aware to me is the only way to be in the present and in reality with our world and with each other. I believe awareness of self and environment, and the energy of others, to be instinctual in some ways, which is why young children seem so engrossed in their worlds *they are very aware of what is right in front of them! I also believe that as we get older, have more responsibilities, undergo stresses, and adapt strategies for coping, awareness becomes harder to tap into. Luckily, many people have figured out easy tools to help people feel more aware and theref...