Astronaut tips to keep students motivated

Former record-breaking astronaut Scott Kelly shares tips for surviving the crash on social media – and he knows what he’s talking about. Kelly spent 12 consecutive months in space.

It was a record breaking moment in 2016 when Kelly became the first American to spend a year in space while completing an epic 340-day mission on the International Space Station.

While our blockade is nothing compared to Kelly’s isolation in space, the lessons she learned there could help ease our own discomfort during these strange times.

Scott Kelly’s Isolation and Isolation Council

Perseverance is key

It is important to remember that perseverance will eventually pay off for both students and parents, and Kelly advises “finding inspiration.” He adds:

“I recognize that it is not easy, things that are meaningful are often difficult and challenging. Find inspiration where you can find it.”

Create long-term goals

Most children are learning remotely, and Kelly emphasizes that long-term goals and aspirations are more important than ever now. Your routine shouldn’t change. Kelly tells him James Rogers:

“I think it is important to let them know that their education is still important despite everything that is happening.”

Kelly also acknowledges that learning from home comes with a whole new set of difficulties for parents and students. Therefore, focusing on long-term goals would ease the storm’s climate.

“Distance learning, or homeschooling, is good for some children, but not for all,” he says.

Take a deep breath and lean on each other

Earlier this month, Kelly tweeted that “isolation and uncertainty are stressful,” adding that “we can find refuge in ourselves and in others.” The additional:

Take a break, experience little joys, get some fresh air, be easy with the people you are isolated from. Be easy on yourself. ”

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One challenge at a time

Lastly, Kelly reports that “we will meet today’s challenge and do better tomorrow”, if we remember that “challenges are opportunities to grow.”

You may ask, how can Kelly be sure of this? All right:

Despite the dangers of isolation in space, orbiting Earth gave me a new critical perspective beyond looking at our planet from afar. The challenges are opportunities to grow. “

Scott Kelly, Former astronaut.

Kelly is also the author of Endurance: a year in space, a life of discovery, a memory of 2017 that details his life. Both Kelly and her twin brother Mark, naval aviators and test pilots, were selected for NASA’s Astronaut Group 16.