Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Monday, June 1, 2015
How I Would Mentor a 4 yr old.--Principle Mentor
Members, I have met this Mom and this is how I would mentor a four-year old.
http://magicalchildhood.wordpress.com/2010/08/31/what-should-a-4-year-old-know/
http://magicalchildhood.wordpress.com/2010/08/31/what-should-a-4-year-old-know/
Friday, September 19, 2014
Beauty for Ashes
What do We do with Failure?
My latest mentor report--sent to LEMI--is titled, Epic Fail Week. My co-mentor and I constructed the opportunity for a constructive learning experience by letting our youth fail. We knew there was a habit of letting others cover for the group and not being successful. We saw the trend and decided to BUCK IT!
So here's the gist of the report.
So here's the gist of the report.
How did class go? We started with a pop quiz and persevered despite the excuses of, "I didn't finish the book! I shouldn't have to participate!" "You set us up to fail!"
"Uh... your failure is somehow my fault?" Love that reflective listening skill.
"Uh... your failure is somehow my fault?" Love that reflective listening skill.
It was successful -- because the youth experienced an EPIC FAIL. One girl noted, "I've never even gotten a C before." I responded, "and you haven't yet. You got an F!" "But, that could mean F for Fixable." We discussed college consequences, how professors can't give you another week on a subject or it throws off the entire schedule. We opened the discussion to prioritization, good, better, best discussions. How our QUEST class builds on foundational books and the students can't afford to miss out on even one.
A Life Skill?
A Life Skill?
There is so much success opportunity available in the process of failure. One can only move up!
What did you change? Our youth caught the vision and decided to meet for a conference call and make-up colloquia together Monday 11:30 and meanwhile, crunch over the weekend to finish the reading.
What did you change? Our youth caught the vision and decided to meet for a conference call and make-up colloquia together Monday 11:30 and meanwhile, crunch over the weekend to finish the reading.
If I were to do the lesson differently, I would have explored deeper and helped them discover what was their biggest difficulty. We found out later one student--who turned in a beautiful eight page writing paper--has disgraphia and we could have discussed her success with speech recognition software with her in class.
Looking forward with renewed spirit to the transformation to beauty from ashes, Happy Mentoring.
Friday, September 5, 2014
Digital Hog Heaven
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You will be in digital classics hog heaven and may never again touch ground.
I searched patrick henry for my class and found everything available turned to digital copy available in the US. Now, do I want documents from the 1800's or later?
WOW the mind boggles! 
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenaged Brain
Very insightful book for LFAA Mentors in our peer, parent and professional mentoring.
In this New York Times–bestselling book, Dr. Daniel Siegel shows parents how to turn one of the most challenging developmental periods in their children’s lives into one of the most rewarding.
Between the ages of 12 and 24, the brain changes in important, and oftentimes maddening, ways. It’s no wonder that many parents approach their child’s adolescence with fear and trepidation. According to renowned neuropsychiatrist Daniel Siegel's New York Times bestseller Brainstorm, if parents and teens can work together to form a deeper understanding of the brain science behind all the tumult, they will be able to turn conflict into connection and form a deeper understanding of one another.
http://www.amazon.com/Brainstorm-Power-Purpose-Teenage-Brain/dp/158542935X
In this New York Times–bestselling book, Dr. Daniel Siegel shows parents how to turn one of the most challenging developmental periods in their children’s lives into one of the most rewarding.Between the ages of 12 and 24, the brain changes in important, and oftentimes maddening, ways. It’s no wonder that many parents approach their child’s adolescence with fear and trepidation. According to renowned neuropsychiatrist Daniel Siegel's New York Times bestseller Brainstorm, if parents and teens can work together to form a deeper understanding of the brain science behind all the tumult, they will be able to turn conflict into connection and form a deeper understanding of one another.
Referred to me by Lisa Sabey
http://www.amazon.com/Brainstorm-Power-Purpose-Teenage-Brain/dp/158542935X
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Switch - How To Change Things When Change Is Hard
What if making One Change would Change Everything?Recommended by LEMI for mentor training -- Edison Project
Why is it so hard to make lasting changes in our companies, in our communities, and in our own lives?
The primary obstacle is a conflict that’s built into our brains, say Chip and Dan Heath, authors of the critically acclaimed bestseller Made to Stick. Psychologists have discovered that our minds are ruled by two different systems—the rational mind and the emotional mind—that compete for control. The rational mind wants a great beach body; the emotional mind wants that Oreo cookie. The rational mind wants to change something at work; the emotional mind loves the comfort of the existing routine. This tension can doom a change effort—but if it is overcome, change can come quickly.
http://www.amazon.com/Switch-Change-Things-When-Hard/dp/0385528752/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1401593749&sr=8-1&keywords=switch
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