This related to a past lesson about implicit biases, we revisited the beliefs tattooed onto our brains by our environment, some tattoos were put there without permission and we talked about how some of these ingrained ideas can be negative. It takes a lot of repeated sessions of tattoo removal to erase the beliefs that are holding us back from achieving our full potential and blocking us from succeeding educationally and personally. We also analyzed how our thoughts of others can be related to ourselves because when you think mostly negative beliefs about others, there's a pretty great chance that you harbor negative beliefs when looking into the mirror. Attitude shapes everything and, most importantly, whether you believe you can or you can't - you're right!
To wrap up the lesson, each pair created a PSA with a message representing what they learned during their research and incorporated a colorful visual image that helped to get their message across. They used their teamwork and creativity to create beautiful messages of informational empowerment such as this one:
At the end of the week, each mentee and mentor completed 2018 Surveys for the new year. In these surveys the kids were to answer questions thoughtfully that helped myself and their partner to get to know them even better and help to express what they want out of this second semester. Mentee's expressed what they needed help with most and Mentors expressed obstacles and experiences they have overcome that has lead them to be in this role of leadership. They poured their hearts into sharing more about themselves in order to improve the relationships and make their future time together as partners productive in this class.
It's little quiet moments like this from unsuspecting students that let me know that I am doing something right. I love these kids with everything I've got and I can't wait to tackle the rest of the year with them and continue to watch them grow.
Until next week,
Ms. Castro
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