3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV

Issue #154, 20th June 2023

Father’s Day was celebrated a few days back. Through almost every studied culture, fathers have assumed three primary roles: the protector, the provider, and the disciplinarian. In many single and two-parent families, these roles are being fulfilled by one, two, or both parents right?

My dad did all the typical things that a father does, taught me to ride a bike, played badminton with me, coached me to swim, showed me how to manage finance, and most definitely gave me confidence in myself to do whatever I did best and wanted most. He scaffolded me every step of the way, through my joys, sorrows, and dilemmas. He, along with my mom, every step of the way. So when I think of my parents, I think they were great at how to scaffold and when to take off the scaffolding. I hope that my husband and I have been able to do the same with our child, as we understood best.

Here are a few ways you can scaffold your child as a parent and some tips for educators as well to scaffold their students. Let me know if as a parent or educator, you have found new ways of scaffolding your children/students.

The video in this issue is fun and motivational, for dad especially. Happy Father’s Day dear dads.

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Three Images of the Week

Two Thoughts of the Week

“Historically, the family has played the primary role in educating children for life, with the school providing supplemental scaffolding to the family. “

Stephen Covey

“The scaffolding must be removed once the house is built.”

Friedrich Nietzsche’Friedrich Nietzsche

One Video of the Week

Jordan Watson was bored at home with his four-month-old when he decided to make a video for a friend who was expecting. Overnight, he became a viral sensation, and How to Dad was born. In this hilarious, charming, and inspiring talk, Jordan shares the journey of How to DAD and the lessons he’s picked up along the way. Jordan Watson A.K.A – How to DAD, created his first comical parenting video in 2015 and hasn’t stopped since. In under two years he has amassed over 180 million video views and has an army of 1.4 million followers across Facebook and Youtube. Over the past year he has published two “instructional” books and in May of this year released a NZonAir web-series all about throwing Gumboots. How to DAD has his sights set on taking over the world, in a cute, comical way of course.

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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.

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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.

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