Revisiting Hopes and Dreams in the New Year
Reflection and goal-setting are often a focus for adults in January, when the beginning of a new calendar year prompts us to think about what we've accomplished and what we hope to do next. You can bring this reflective, purposeful energy into your classroom by having your students revisit the hopes and dreams they chose at the beginning of the year.
Individual "hopes and dreams" (also called "hopes and goals") are the foundation of theResponsive Classroom approach to creating classroom rules. As school starts, every member of the community reflects on what he or she wishes to accomplish in school that year. Then, with these hopes and goals in mind, the class works together to create rules for the community that will help everyone meet their goals. (Learn more about this approach to rule-making by checking out the book, Rules in School.)
If your students did hopes and dreams at the beginning of the year, now is a great time to revisit them in a structured way. There are lots of ways to do this. In general, whatever activities you do should help students focus on answering these questions:
- Have you already met your hope and dream?
- Is it still important, and is it still a priority for you?
- If so, how are you going to accomplish it?
- If not, what would you like to change it to?
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