18. (Teacher) Kids Say the Darndest Things in The Classroom. The #1 Way to Work on Your Students Mindset.

Ashley talks solo in this episode about a few good in service trainings she has had that have helped her in the classroom. She also brushes on a program they are doing in school now that isn't going so well and how she has created a bell ringer incorporating all of the good stuff from these trainings to start each class period out on a good note. 

There is a secret ingredient all three of these programs, you'll have to listen in to find out how it can be used in the classroom and in the home.

*Correction to the statistic on childhood trauma. The info I found from a few different sites said 25%-50% of all students in the classroom have experiences some form of trauma. I wonder, though, if the statistic is much higher for low income communities like the one we live in and that's where I remember the statistic from. 

Check out our morning routine Episode series where we talk about gratitude for all the age groups (episodes 4-6), and episodes 14 and 15 where we talk about gratitude some more, including the benefits of it.