3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV

Posted on 13 Jun 2023 by nivedita mukerjee

Issue #153, 13th June 2023

“Ms. Niv, we are going to start this year’s session by talking about good touch-bad touch”;

“Ms. Nivedita, for the first time in our institution, we need to discuss uncomfortable and sly innuendos amongst colleagues”.

Last week I had these discussions with some of my fellow educators.

What can we do in our schools to make children more aware, sensitive, and equipped to handle these conversations and avoid these situations? here are some ways, let me know what you think or practice already, as a parent, teacher, or school administrator.

Consent means giving someone a choice about touch or actions and respecting their answer. With children, we often use the language “asking for permission.”

As a parent/teacher, go ahead and teach Your Child/Student:

Your body belongs to you
No one should touch you without permission
Telling someone not to touch you is NOT rude
Consent means always choosing to respect others’ boundaries
Respecting someone’s boundaries shows that you care about them

It is never too early but could be too late to teach about the body, permission, current, personal space, and respecting one’s body and that of others. After all, we are not growing kids but future adults. Right?

This is a free-to-subscribe newsletter. So if you like my content, please go ahead and subscribe to it by putting in your email id here:

Three Images of the Week

Two Thoughts of the Week

Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control

– Epictetus

Dissent without action is consent.

– Henry David Thoreau

One Video of the Week

The importance of learning about consent at a young age Monica Rivera is originally from the east coast and currently works at CSU in the Women and Gender Advocacy Center. Additionally, she is an Instructor in the Women’s Studies and Ethnic Studies Departments where she teaches courses on violence prevention, gender socialization, and the representation of identity in popular media. Monica earned her undergraduate degree in Sociology from Syracuse University and her graduate degree in Sociology from CSU. In her free time, Monica is a documentary photographer and enjoys spending time with family.

She is married to a fellow social justice educator and is the proud adoptive mom of two stinky dogs and 2 little dudes, Mateo and Santino.

Dear reader,
I have been a research scientist, a journalist, and an educator for over 3 decades. I read and, I write. With this weekly newsletter, I share what I read, learn, and, experience. At the same time, I engage with students, parents, and teams of teachers across K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and ed-tech organizations.

3-2-1 Tuesdays with Ms. Niv is a newsletter to subscribe to and enjoy your learning journey with me.

Showcase of the week

Teaching students the essence of art, history, and culture is indispensable. ReReeti Foundation’s Retihaas is an alternative learning resource created by the organization to make the study of history more relevant, reachable and relatable. This educational tool contains all of ReReeti’s original research on major historic events such as the 1947 Partition and World War I. Click here to visit the site.

And Finally…