How I Found My Grit (and now pass it on to others)
“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and...
View ArticleFilling in ThoughtHoles
“I didn’t get invited to Craig’s party . . . I’m such a loser.” “I missed the bus . . . nothing ever goes my way.” “My math teacher wants to see me . . . I must be in trouble.” These are the thoughts...
View ArticleWhat gets YOU motivated?
It is time for the annual school spelling bee, and this year’s grand prizes have just been announced. You have beaten your classmates with a flawless spelling of the word “bologna,” and you will be...
View ArticleWhen Faced with a Bully, Yoon-hee Taps into her Strengths
Thwack! Yoon-hee put a hand up to her neck and felt something wet and sticky. She peeled it off. A spit ball. Yoon-hee felt her face flush as she lowered her body in her chair. She didn’t even have to...
View ArticleStop Saying, ‘You’re So Smart!’ 3 Better Ways to Praise Kids
“You’re so smart!” “You’re so creative!” “You’re so… [insert convenient, but possibly damaging description here]” The other day during a frantic scramble to get my 1-year-old to music class, I watched...
View ArticleExpert Interview: Teaching Empathy in the Classroom
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” William Butler Yeats A little bit about our expert: Joe Hirsch has taught lower and middle school students at Akiba Academy of...
View Article3 Ways to Praise Kids without saying “Good Job” (Video)
As a follow up to our latest post on praise, Renee Jain, talks about research-based alternatives to saying “good job” to your kids. If you’re a good-job junkie, you’ll want to check out this video!
View ArticleExpert Interview: The Slow Schools Movement
Join Chief Storyteller, Renee Jain, chatting with Transformational Coach, Elena Aguilar, about the “Slow Schools” movement. Elena says,”A Slow Schools Movement would offer a parallel paradigm shift —...
View ArticleFighting Your Bully with a Good Ha Ha Ha!!!
Phil waited for his friend, Daz, or actually hid out so that he could execute his trademark “crusher” move… until Dazzling Daz pleaded for mercy. That was Daz’s pro wrestling name when he and Phil The...
View Article6 Ways to Give Kids a Stress Advantage
Stress has a story shaped by science, news and popular culture. Here’s the narrative in a nutshell: stress is bad, very bad; we should do everything in our power to live stress-free lives....
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