Scott*,
a high school calculus student, insists he never does his work in class. (He ends up keeping classmates off task as a result.) Karen taps one round of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) with him and he works productively for the next twenty minutes. His classmates are better able to focus on their work and Scott is pleasantly surprised not to have as much homework.
*Names changed for confidentiality.
It's time to empower our students with knowledge and skills they can use to proactively engage in school and enjoy life.
Karen Aquinas began teaching back in the late '80s when "SED", Severely Emotionally Disturbed, was a label used in IEPs and annual PART training was "Professional Assault Restraint Techniques", required of all staff at the treatment facility she was contracted to teach with.
She was the K-6 grade teacher for these students (in a public school for five years; on grounds at the treatment facility for two years). Toward the end of this time she opened her home and became foster mom to a few of her former students. Work as a 5th grade teacher, coaching sports, leading conflict management teams, and camping with her foster kids kept her busy for a few years.
In 1998 Karen transferred to a school where poverty was the norm (96% free and reduced lunch), guns were visible in the community and a murder incident related to one of the students was at least an annual occurrence. She worked there as a Reading and Math Specialist, Mock United Nations Co-chair, Music Teacher, Tech Advisor, and Conflict Management Trainer (among other things) for eight years.
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Using EFT in the classroom. Now translated to German!
Youtube, 2013 (English): http://bit.ly/2ADZeza
Karen Aquinas, M.Ed.
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Jordan*,
Sara*,
a 5th grade school student, enters the classroom for reading group. She disrupts the entire class by announcing, "I'm so angry!" Sara's actions are volatile and the other students in her group are looking at Karen for direction. Karen begins instruction only to be interrupted by Sara shouting, "But I'm angry! Don't you care?! Listen to me!"
Karen explains she'll listen as long as Sara "does this" [taps on finger points] while she talks. In less than three minutes, Sara is not only reading with the group, but she is helping others when they need help. [It's interesting to note the others in the group tapped along voluntarily with Sara.]
a middle school student, sits next to Karen at a table and immediately states, "This is one of my bad days - I'm not going to be able to do anything." Karen offers Tapping. In less than two minutes Jordan's entire disposition and posture changes. He is delighted to be able to assist a classmate with a team project.
Karen's related experiences are mere brief instances of using tapping in classrooms, nothing formal at all. Imagine how many students will benefit when we officially bring Tapping into our schools.
Tapping can make a huge difference for ALL students.
"Tapping has changed the dynamics of my classroom, it's changed me and helped me become a better teacher. I'm getting so much more done because the kids are more focused, and I now feel a connection to my students that I hadn't felt before." - Moira Maher (6th grade teacher at Pacific Grove Middle School, CA)
"There's a noticeable difference in the room after the kids have Tapped and then engage in an assignment. The level of engagement goes through the roof because the kids are functioning as one, as a class, and there's a buy in that doesn't exist in other classes where the Tapping isn't going on." -Buck Roggerman (Principal at Pacific Grove Middle School, CA)
Karen transferred nearer to Portland, Oregon and wrapped up her career in education as an Administrative Coach in Curriculum and Instruction in 2010. Now an internationally certified EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)/ Tapping Master Practitioner and Energist, Karen is looking to alleviate the anguish too many students (and teachers!) are experiencing every day at school.
Karen Aquinas is currently founding the non-profit, Shift Now, to reach students and teachers with energy techniques that will quickly and easily make a dramatic difference for all stakeholders. Check it out here: ShiftNow.org.
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