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    A moment of solitude can "stimulate conscious mindfulness," says author. It becomes too easy to fill our calendars and our hours with constant activity, she says. A wandering mind engenders creative thinking, but also allows time for emotional adjustment.

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    A moment of solitude can "stimulate conscious mindfulness," says author. It becomes too easy to fill our calendars and our hours with constant activity, she says. A wandering mind engenders creative thinking, but also allows time for emotional adjustment.

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    Iverymuchenjoyedreadingthesediscussionsofhowtheartscanrelatetoliteracy,
    andideasforincorporatingthisconceptintheclassroom.Inadditiontothefirsttwolinks,I
    selectedanarticleentitled,100SecondsofSolitudefromtheliteracyheadwebsite.This
    articleinparticularresonatedwithme,initsreflectionsonhowchildreninstinctivelyknowhow
    tobepresentinthemoment.Theauthorspeaksofhowamomentofsolitudecanstimulate
    consciousmindfulness,whichissomethingIthinkmanyofusareforgettinghowtodointhe
    increasinglyrapidpaceoftheworldwelivein.Itbecomestooeasytofillourcalendarsand
    ourhourswithconstantactivity,lestweappearuninvolvedorapathetic.Ithinktheartsgiveus
    thattimeinwhichwecantakemomentstobeconsciouslymindfulofwhatwearedoing,but
    alsojusttopausefromthefranticnessandbeawareofoursurroundingsforamoment.
    Whileitistruethatmanychildreninstinctivelydothis,Iworrythatwearetakingthis
    opportunityfromthem,intheexampleofconstantactivitythatweset,andinbuildingtheir
    scheduleslikeourown.Inanincreasinglytechnologicalandconnectedworld,itbecomes
    easiertoparticipateinmorechildrenmaygofromtheirafterschoollanguageclassstraight
    togymnastics,thenhomefordinnerandacouplehoursofhomeworkbeforebed.Onanother
    daytheymighthaveswimlessonsandyes,bandorartordrama,andsoonandsoforth.But
    witheveryminuteoftheirdaystructuredandscheduled,whendotheyhavetimetobekids,to
    playandlearnontheirowntermsandoftheirownvolition?Whensomeadultistellingthem
    tofocusatanygivenpointintheday,whetherontheirmathexercisesortheirbasketballdrills
    ortheirscales,whenwilltheylearnhowtothink?Awanderingmindengenderscreative
    thinking,butalsoallowstimeforreflectionandemotionaladjustment,astheauthorpointsout,
    andinthiswecouldstandtofollowtheexamplechildrenwillsetifweletthem.Aseducators,
    itisourresponsibilitytoallowandengenderthiskindofmindfulnessthroughstillness,not
    scoldthestudentfortheirlackofattentionandfocus,andwecanfollowtheirexample.
    ThelessonplanforExploringArtThroughDescriptiveWritingandtheRedefining
    Literacyarticlebothtalkedabouttheconnectionsbetweenlanguageandthearts,andhow
    wecanengagestudentsincriticalthinkingbyteachingthemthevocabularytoengagein
    meaningfuldiscussionofthearts.Modelingthiskindofthinking,asinthelessonplan,isa
    greatwaytogetstudentsstartedtalkingandthinkingintelligentlyaboutart.Inthemusic
    classroom,listeningtoexcerptsanddiscussingelementssuchastone,timbre,melody,and
    harmony,teachesstudentsthevocabularytolistenandthinkcriticallyaboutmusic.Ithoughtit
    wasinterestingthattheRedefiningLiteracyarticleinparticularpointedoutthatwhenguided
    inthisway,studentsbegintomakeconnectionsbetweentheirexperiencesintheartsandin
    otherareasoftheirlives.Theseconnectionsarewhatwerefertoastransferinsomeofmy
    musicandmusiceducationclasses,andteachingstudentstothinkinthiswayiscrucialto
    theirdevelopmentofcriticalthinkingskillsandtheabilitytomakecognitiveleaps.Botharticles
    pointedoutthatwhenstudentsbegintodiscussandthinkthisway,theybegintocritiquetheir
    ownworkandtheworkofothers.Thisisthebeginningpointofstudentslearningto
    selfevaluateandtherebycontinuallyimprovetheirworkandunderstandingskillsthatwill
    carrythemthroughtherestoftheirlives.

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