📌 If we keep locking learners in beige rooms with tiled floors and call it “focus”
Jul 09, 2025📌 If we keep locking learners in beige rooms with tiled floors and call it “focus” —
are we really inspiring them to grow?
Because here’s the thing:
Self-Development isn’t a trick to teach.
It’s a natural process — already underway.
You don’t plant it.
Mum and Dad handled that.
Your learners have been growing since birth.
Your job?
Don’t interrupt it.
Don’t manage it to death.
Create the conditions where it can continue.
If you’re a teacher or school leader —
be a Facilitator.
And yes, the order matters:
✨ Create space to try, fail, learn and try again
✨ Build trust in the group
✨ Offer time to reflect
✨ Ask questions that open futures — not just close gaps
And when someone starts to grow?
Don’t rush in with praise or plans.
Just say:
“I saw that — the way you stayed with the problem. The way you reached out.”
(Be specific. That’s what makes it real.)
Then maybe:
“What changed?”
Because that moment — when they realise they made the shift —
is when Self-Development becomes Self-Determined.
Yesterday we said: Real growth leaves traces.
👉 Today: you get to grow it.
💬 Plants don’t thrive in concrete.
They need water, soil, sunlight.
What’s yours?
What conditions will feed growth in your classroom or team?
