Learning Never Stops

Today, in our PSHE lesson, the students were trying to prioritize various things such as air, water, food, shelter, mobile phones, playground, senses, etc. I was pleased to note that they immediately drew from their knowledge of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. They struggled with placing shelter and senses . Some thought that they would rather have their senses (be able to see, hear) than shelter. Others preferred shelter ( and spoke of home as a place with caring people in it) to their senses. When I pointed out that there were homeless people who were deaf and blind, there was a moment of silence in the class. The thing that surprised me most was that children would rather have a mobile phone than a playground! Well, I shouldn't be surprised. I have seen my own kids hooked to their phones. The students felt that communication was far more important than a playground. They also felt that they could play anywhere; and all phones had games. B...