We're asking students to create heartbreak maps this week, so here is mine at this point in my life (meaning I wouldn't have these heartbreaks if it weren't for the pandemic)...
What I love... what I'm caring about at this moment...
- Family
- Students
- Health
- Seniors (in high school and college)
- Healthcare Workers
- Technology
And what breaks my heart about them...
- Family - no hugs; nephew has a bike that's too small, but he wants to ride; they're all hoping for this to end and have no idea when it will; worry of them getting sick and me not being able to hug them because they don't live with me...
- Students - no sports; no in-person friend time; Spring play canceled; no clubs; not knowing and hoping for this to end...
- Health - we need to stay IN; constantly washing hands; wearing masks to the grocery store; worry and fear; many people are without a job due to the constraints; many people are in HUGE lines for food; the politics of this thing are making people angry with each other...
- Seniors (in high school and college) - missing out on graduation, prom, sports, musicals, clubs, etc...
- Healthcare Workers - work long hours; can't be with their family
- Technology - students around the world without the Internet; many family members have to share their devices; who's got access and how is this equitable...
These are all worries, I know. Next step? What am I going to DO about it??
More resources for Heartbreak Maps -
Learning to Give
Aaron Maurer
Joy, I like how you shared the label to posts labeled heartbreak maps on your blog. That was a great way to share. I read the first one and then continued with the earlier one. I have been being more careful in my use of labels--tags on my platform. I'll have to keep working on it because this was helpful.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering if it was still possible to do this in our last three weeks, but maybe it would be too sad. What do you think? I had always intended to do it as a resource to help us get ready for genius hour, but that never happened! What a year it's been!
Thanks, Joy!
Denise
Hi, Denise!!
DeleteTags/Labels are sooo important for me. This way I can find what I'm looking for and see how my thoughts have changed, or have them all in one place, etc. It drives me bonkers when I can't find a post I'm looking for.
As for trying heartbreak maps into the last three weeks, I'm not sure. They did seem bummed out about it, but I think that's because they didn't know where it was going. We had asked them to write about what they love first - that was fine. I'd put the next two steps together - what breaks their heart about it and also what can they DO about those heartbreaks. That might be better.