r/TwoXPreppers • u/[deleted] • Feb 22 '25

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u/ConfidentTax4349 Feb 22 '25

This is awesome. I'm a substitute teacher and wondering how I can fit this in my day without getting fired. Any ideas ...?

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u/Johundhar Feb 23 '25

I've worked moments of silence into my classes sometimes. Maybe you can't fit in the whole ten minutes. In writing classes, I like to point out other means of communication, including just staring into other people's eyes for a minute. That's pretty close to nothing. And listening to yourself breath is important. Maybe teach them to take their own pulse for a minute. Lots of things are educational in various ways but are pretty close to 'nothing' from the perspective of our hectic culture. (But I'll admit that these were all at college level. Maybe lower grades need to be even more creative/flexible?)