tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post5838502610585827138..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Calming the MindMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-23706433837751291062007-06-21T11:55:00.000-07:002007-06-21T11:55:00.000-07:00Don't the students at The New School also have som...Don't the students at The New School also have some type of meditation/focus time during the day?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-3457727354168755962007-06-20T22:25:00.000-07:002007-06-20T22:25:00.000-07:00You might be interested to hear about an unusual c...You might be interested to hear about an unusual club one of the English teachers began at Garfield high school this year.<BR/><BR/><I>Garfield's latest club, the Quiet Club, is off to a roaring start. This past Wednesday we had four people. I, Mr. Gish, was there first, eating my lunch (as quietly as I could) and waiting. Soon after, two girls came in, but who weren't quite sure what quiet meant. They tried to keep up a conversation at the whispering level until I let them know that whispering meant they weren't truly being quiet. They caught on quickly though, and true silence was all that was heard from that point. Finally, the co-founder of the club and master quieter, Adrian Randall, came in, nodded gently and sat down. We four, from that moment on, proceeded to get really, really quiet for about seventeen minutes. To consciously sever oneself from noise was wonderful. I rejoined the world relaxed and moving in a different, slower gear. I encourage more people to come and join us and be quiet.<BR/><BR/>Go softly, <BR/>Mr.Gish</I><BR/><BR/>It is still going strong and looks to continue next year.<BR/>I think it is a great idea.<BR/>Some schools also offer yoga in the classroom or as an after school activity- I agree that we need practice to learn to be comfortable hearing ourselves think , or even "not " taking in information for two minutes.Jet City momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804841958585043967noreply@blogger.com