Give your child a "Motivational Tune-up" for effective progress along the Educational Pathways.
Chapter Seven
What is building Academic Excellence all about?
VOICES ARE SAYING THIS.
A group of students have gathered at their usual “spot’ on campus during midmorning break. Between mouthfuls of snack food, the noise from the other groups of kids and the smell of cafeteria food, most of the kids used this time to talk about various things.
“My Mom won’t let me go with you guys after school today. Sometimes she gets on my last nerve. She always thinks something is going to happen.”
“Well, you should be happy that she cares about your safety!”
“Hey guys, my teacher assigned the class to write about ‘happiness.’ I can’t think of more than one or two things to write about. I’m happy when I’m having fun and I’m unhappy when somebody is getting on my nerves.”
One person in the group asks, “Well, how do you know when someone other than yourself has a happy disposition?”
Another responds, “Yeah, when their face looks happy when you call to them. Smiley and upbeat; not easily angered about stuff. I know this guy since grade school and he’s always looking for the bright side of things. I really like being around him. Being around him somehow makes me feel upbeat.”
“You could call him a cheerleader!...”
“Me too. I like hanging out with this one group of friends because they always act like regardless of what is going on, they seem to always contribute something; sorta for the good of everyone.”
“I say happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy or you can choose to be mad. If you want to be sad, go around sad people. If you want to be happy, be around happy people.”
“You know, I agree. As students, I think it’s best to just be satisfied with where you are in life; or work on changing where you are.”
“I think it’s about being at peace within yourself. Basically, being at peace with the way your life has gone. Peace leads to inner happiness.”
“I know I feel happy when I do something to make someone else happy. I helped this guy with a problem in class last week, and I felt happy about that.”
“Sometimes when I’m feeling a little low--or a lot low-- I do something nice for myself to put myself in a better mood.”
A very quiet comment:, “No one can make me feel unhappy without my consent." “My Dad said, ‘No one can make me angry unless I allow it.’ And no one can offend me without my permission! That means happiness is a choice I make about my self-worth"
COACH’S COMMENT:
What’s the challenge point here? To be clear that the process of educating our children is the process of building in them a mighty burning desire to excel.
VOICES ARE SAYING THIS.
A group of students have gathered at their usual “spot’ on campus during midmorning break. Between mouthfuls of snack food, the noise from the other groups of kids and the smell of cafeteria food, most of the kids used this time to talk about various things.
“My Mom won’t let me go with you guys after school today. Sometimes she gets on my last nerve. She always thinks something is going to happen.”
“Well, you should be happy that she cares about your safety!”
“Hey guys, my teacher assigned the class to write about ‘happiness.’ I can’t think of more than one or two things to write about. I’m happy when I’m having fun and I’m unhappy when somebody is getting on my nerves.”
One person in the group asks, “Well, how do you know when someone other than yourself has a happy disposition?”
Another responds, “Yeah, when their face looks happy when you call to them. Smiley and upbeat; not easily angered about stuff. I know this guy since grade school and he’s always looking for the bright side of things. I really like being around him. Being around him somehow makes me feel upbeat.”
“You could call him a cheerleader!...”
“Me too. I like hanging out with this one group of friends because they always act like regardless of what is going on, they seem to always contribute something; sorta for the good of everyone.”
“I say happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy or you can choose to be mad. If you want to be sad, go around sad people. If you want to be happy, be around happy people.”
“You know, I agree. As students, I think it’s best to just be satisfied with where you are in life; or work on changing where you are.”
“I think it’s about being at peace within yourself. Basically, being at peace with the way your life has gone. Peace leads to inner happiness.”
“I know I feel happy when I do something to make someone else happy. I helped this guy with a problem in class last week, and I felt happy about that.”
“Sometimes when I’m feeling a little low--or a lot low-- I do something nice for myself to put myself in a better mood.”
A very quiet comment:, “No one can make me feel unhappy without my consent." “My Dad said, ‘No one can make me angry unless I allow it.’ And no one can offend me without my permission! That means happiness is a choice I make about my self-worth"
COACH’S COMMENT:
What’s the challenge point here? To be clear that the process of educating our children is the process of building in them a mighty burning desire to excel.
Worksheet. In this space explain how to build in them a desire to excel.
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