Awaking Your Clair-Abilities – Day 10
Teaching Evolved Children
I spent several years teaching in the Montessori, charter and Native American school systems. Many of the students I taught were Indigo children. I recall the classroom in these schools were student-based as opposed to teacher-based. There was an air amongst the students of “I’m deserving of being here.” Like all Indigo, the students had very high self-worth and at times could be challenging to teach. A teacher based structure, as in many main stream classrooms, is too authoritative for the Indigo. This structure doesn’t allow for freedom of choice and respect of personal autonomy. As an Indigo myself, I knew students needed to be taught in a way that involved them fully and in which they were not spoken down to. I recall feeling like the classroom was full of young adults.
While teaching, I made some observations of the Indigo child you may find helpful to know.
- The Indigo student has a short attention span and gets bored very quickly and has very high, almost excessive energy level.
- There can be an in inclination to quit or give if they feel they have failed in some way.
- Frustration sets in at times and this is usually when they can’t see the way to manifest their usually awesome and amazing ideas.
- The Indigo student has a preference toward particular way of learning, especially in subjects like math.
- These students are highly creative and do best in an environment that is more investigative and exploratory wherein they can create and learn as they go.
From my experience as a teacher in the Montessori school system, it was important to honor the student and not the system. The curriculum was flexible and the students had choice regarding how and at what pace the lessons were presented. Collectively, we set the learning standards and classroom organization and structure. Indigo children do best with dignity, safety, respect and a safe place to belong – even at school. Do you know what’s happening in your child’s educational or learning environment?
