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Hi Lotus Sol!

First off I love the colourfulness and playfulness of your blog it is set up in such an engaging way, that it inspires me to be more creative with my blog. For the first prompt, you answered I loved all you had to share. In my program, we really focus on learning about mindfulness and how to implement it in the class, because it is so important, as clearly demonstrated in your post. I am so happy that you were able to support your mental health with this new meditation you learned. I liked that you mentioned how it was a bit awkward at first because I think this is something so important to mention. The topic of mindfulness, meditation and mental health can be hard because it is awkward and some stigma still exists surrounding these topics, but it is necessary to talk about it even when it is awkward. I also appreciated how you mentioned how the actual practice of meditation can be awkward initially, but it can truly be amazing once you settle into it or find a mindful activity that fits your life and you personally. Your post did a great job at conveying why the topic of mindfulness, meditation and mental health needs to be introduced to people when they are younger as this can help reduce some of this awkwardness before it becomes too much and it deters people. I love how you were able to convey all of these points in your response and I am so glad you stuck with it, it truly shows your determination! I connected with this first response, which leads me to your next paragraph and strengthing learning through connection.
Connection is such an important part of learning. Something that was emphasized throughout my teaching education was how creating a personal connection to what one was learning in the classroom, will help the learner understand and remember the topic at a better level. I always aim to implement times for this in my lesson, as I believe it fully heartedly, but it was not something I remember doing often in the classroom, but rather something I did more by accident and on my own. I found it refreshing to learn about your experience and see how this learning style is effective for another person rather than just myself as it further encourages me to find new ways to implement the opportunity for connectivity in my lessons. Lastly, I want to mention how I loved your mention of implementing cognitivist learning designs to support inclusivity as that is something so important and needs to be more consistent in learning settings around the world. Great blog post and response!

Thanks so much for sharing your responses to this week’s prompts I am so happy I read your post and got to learn from you.
All the best,
Morgan

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