Waiting Strategies to Meet Student Needs

For many, the holiday season is packed so full of things that we have to do and things that we want to do that the stress can be overwhelming. Throw in lessons to plan, papers to grade, restless students (all the way through December 22--eek!), staff parties and holidayevents, and, suddenly, we wonder if we can even survive.  Perhaps what we need most is to settle back, take a deep breath, and practice waiting.

In “Waiting is the Hardest (and Best) Part,” Neil Finney reminds us that our students often   learn even more when we wait, rather than act immediately. Read his full blog here 

(https://www.edutopia.org/blog/waiting-hardest-and-best-part-neil-finney).