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Tuesday, October 30. 2007

A young man fell asleep during math class. He woke up as the bell rang, looked at the blackboard, and copied down the two problems that were there. He assumed they were the homework for the night. He went home and labored the rest of the afternoon and into the evening knowing if he didn't complete the work he would surely fail the class.

He couldn't figure out either one but he kept trying for the rest of the week. Finally, he got the answer to one and brought it to class. The teacher was absolutely stunned. The boy feared he had done too little, too late. It turned out the problem he solved was supposedly unsolvable.

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How did he do it? He was able to do what was thought to be impossible because he believed it was possible. He not only believed it was possible, he believed that if he didn't solve it he would fail the class. Had he known the problem was unsolvable he could never have done it.

Beliefs are the commanders of our brain.When we believe something is true, we literally go into the state of its being true. Handled effectively, beliefs can be the most powerful forces for creating good in our lives.

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Beliefs control our destiny: The belief we have in ourselves... the belief we have in our clients.. the belief others have in us. The birth of excellence begins with the awareness that our beliefs are a choice.

Beliefs are the compass and map that guide us to our goals. Believe you can do something -OR- believe you can't and you'll be right every time.

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Belief in oneself to accomplish a goal is often brought on by adversity or necessity. I have just finished reading John Assaraf's, "The Street Kid's Guide to Having It All" and in Chapter 5 "Your Powerful Brain" [http://www.johnassaraf.com/blog/2007/10/31/your-powerful-brain/
Assaraf identifies four stages of learning. The third stage is described in the article of how the young man did not know he could not solve a problem and developed a "conscious competence" through the hard work of problem solving. As a teacher, I often work with young people who are conditioned, believe or are stuck in a level of "conscious incompetence" with very few clues or tools to move to a level of " conscious competence". Once a student can break the barrier on it can not be done to find the I can do it...amazing things happen.

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#1 darlene on 2007-11-12 10:58 (Reply)

Teaching High School students affords the opportunity to foster a 'can do' rather than a 'can't do' attitude. New learning sometimes challenges what students know , think they know, and or don't know to the extent of they decide not to bother. The first rule of my classroom is to "believe you can do" whatever it is if you work toward a goal. I have been reading John Assaraf's, A Street Kid's Guide to Having it All", http://www.johnassaraf.com/blog/ and find his chapter on The Powerful Brain ties into the issue of self-esteem and a can do attitude. I plan to incorporate this article and Assaraf's work into my class to, hopefully, encourage my students to gain a better understanding of how they feel about themselves controls all aspects of a can do attitude.

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#2 Darlene on 2007-11-13 09:52 (Reply)

I teach....technology no less..High School. One of the greatest challenges for me is motivating students that learning is a constant just as change. Coaching is a vital part of what I do to enable and empower young people to own the learning. I recently read John Assaraf's, www.johnassaraf.com, "The Street Kid's Guide to Having It All" and have been have become aware of the eight Multiple Intelligences that my students demonstrate in the classroom setting. Combined with this article I am seemany of my students take a new view of learning as I address their particular learning intelligence.

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#3 darlene on 2007-11-13 16:39 (Reply)

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