In C251 last week we did an activity that prompted us to really take a look at what is important to us. With the help from Vince (shout out to Vince, thank you!) I was given a fun, thought provoking, colorful activity that prompted students to establish their values and priorities in life and the future.
With 5 different colors and 4 cards per color, each student wrote down 4 responses to 4 prompts:
1- what physical objects to you need on a daily basis in order to function
2- what geographical locations hold meaning for you
3- what 4 people contributed to making you who you are
4- what personal and professional goals do you want for yourself in the future
5- what memories do you want to hold on to, what memories do you hold sacred
They then had to use a process of elimination in order to rank their priorities. This part was especially painful for each class and it reminded me of the intensity of young people's imaginations. One student felt sick for having to get rid of some cards and the over all energy in the room was sadness and pain when they were choosing what to eliminate. I reminded them that it was just an exercise and that it was not real, they are so tender hearted that they really felt that it was real. I appreciated how seriously they took it. Eventually they narrowed it down to a top 5 priorities and chose a top two where they were then instructed to identify whether or not their values were healthy and how to either maintain or decrease the presence of this value in their lives. They were silent and very reflective during this time which always lets me know the magnitude in which they take the lesson to heart and extracted meaning from it.
On another note, on Thursday I made it out to my first ACHS Volleyball game to show up for my sweet Senior, Giselle Alpizar. She was brought to tears at the end when she realized that this chapter of her life was over, but so many more beautiful chapters are to come for her. She is going to do great things in this world! I love her!
I don't know how to turn this photo... so... just tilt your head lol.
Until next week,
Ms. C
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