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Moving Towards Our Charter's Mission Through Responsive Reflection

School: Marstons Mills East Horace Mann Charter Public School, Marstons Mills, MA

10. May 31, 2006 ? Reflections

Giving permission to reflect upon the negative:

?The other thing I want you to think about with a reflection is this? When you look in the mirror, like let?s say you just got out of the bed in the morning and your hair is all blah and you have some sleepy seeds in your eyes? When you look in the mirror, does it always have to be to see the good? Do you always love what you see?? - Teacher

?No.? - Students

?That?s right. You don?t always have to see the good when you reflect. So, (for today) if there is anything that you think we need to change or do differently, it is okay to share that too?? - Teacher

?Well, I didn?t like it that I had to do all the writing in my group while all the other people in my group watched me do it.? - Multi-Age Student


?Will was touching me!? - Kindergarten Student

?Oh, so maybe your group needs to come up with some rules about touching each other.? - Teacher


?Did everyone find information easily? Was it easy to find information about your topic?? - Teacher

?Our topic was kind of hard to find on.? - Student

?What did you do? How did you try to solve that?? - Multi Age Teacher

?We?ll talk more about that and see if we can come up with ways to help you.? - Multi Age Teacher


?As your teachers we learn every day from you, by watching you and seeing the work that you do, and that is something that we notice too, that it was a little difficult for some of you to find the sources you needed so we will work on that.? - Teacher

?We all took turns writing.? - Student


?Our group was working together and we found on the Internet a place were they have all kinds of schools, and we found Mike?s school and my old school.? - Student

?Your old schools?? - Teacher

?Yes.? - Student

?Oh wow! Were there pictures of them?? - Teacher

?Yeah.? - Students

?Awesome guys!? - Teacher