A Happy Medium Approach guide to appetitive learning in the educational context for educators and learners

• Human
  • The individual we serve is not a sample to move towards a predetermined norm, they are uniquely themselves living in a unique context trying to best function in a system designed to meet the needs of the majority of children.
  • The supporters are individuals as well working in a system designed to support the majority of children.
  • Both individuals and supporters show up the very best version of themselves each and every day.
  • Individuals and supporters will do well when they can with their historic contingencies and the current contingencies in their contexts.
• Tracking Workability
  • Rules are a helpful starting place and allow for efficiency so long as we are tracking how they are working for the individual, supporters and contexts.
    • If a rule isn't working for an individual, supporter, or context, how can we shift and change?
    • If we keep breaking a rule, why are we doing something different and should we change the rule?
• Small and Big Picture Impact
  • The educational system exists to make an impact on the lives of children, what is your impact ripple?
    • Small picture, what is the day to day impact on function and joy for individuals and supporters?
    • Big picture, what is the over all life impact on function and joy for individuals and supporters?
• Shared Purpose
  • We are all interconnected in the context, individuals and supporters. How do we find our shared purpose to work as a connected unit honoring each human, tracking workability, and focusing on impact?