[regional_school] Re: A back to school proposal
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- Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2014 07:18:00 -0400
Wonderful guidance Ellen!!
Bill
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Ignite Hope for Teens' Fragile Expectations
How many 14 year olds will bounce into class on that first day, filled with
expectations that somebody will be there to help them meet their optimistic
expectations? Research shows that hope exists within more areas of the human
brain than once recognized, so it only makes sense to ignite hope that comes to
class that first day in secondary students.
In his book, The Anatomy of Hope, Dr. Jerome Groopman shows how desire and
expectation hold compelling influences on people's health and wellbeing. Will
your first day of class motivate or crush fragile expectations?
Hope brings reality into sharp focus. (Jerome Groopman)
Like eagles beat the winds of the upper air, hope elevates young minds over
panic, past anxiety, and beyond fears that fuel too many events in their
sometimes turbulent lives.
In spite of dreadful learning experiences for some youth, hope increases
thickness in the cerebral cortex, especially in areas of attention and
sensation.
<http://www.brainleadersandlearners.com/serotonin/expect-neuron-pathways-to-solutions/>
Reconnect neurons of well-being, in that first week of class and you’ll add to
the number of support cells in that domain, and expand blood vessels for hope
during an entire term.
First day tasks can stir hope
How so?
Play classical music softly as they enter class. Musical intelligence increases
sensitivity of the brain stem to the sounds and directions of wonder that
follow.
Invite students to move, build, and handle objects skillfully. Movement
intelligence stokes hope through increasing neurons in their hippocampus –
where they call up trusted facts to improve their brain’s executive functions.
Movement boosts moods and enables them to plan and organize far better results.
Teach teens to speak up and feel heard. Linguistic intelligence compels teens
to question and to live insights experts write or speak concerning hope.
Guide learners to interview highly respected leaders. Interpersonal
intelligence inspires youth to spend time with and learn from those who express
hopeful ways to live.
Invite students to demonstrate a symbol from nature that illustrates a strength
they hope to use in class. Naturalistic intelligence draws out hope in human
brains, through its many rejuvenated colors and textures.
Help teens reach beyond a learning challenge for a tool they can use to win.
Their brains come equipped with mathematical intelligence to discover hopeful
solutions for problems they face.
Where will hope reside in your back to school story? More importantly, how
will hope light new student pathways for the coming term?
Ellen Weber (PhD)
Director - MITA International Brain Based Center
PO Box 347, Pittsford, NY 14534
MITA Brain Leaders and learners blog: www.Brainleadersandlearners.com
MITA Brain Based Center Web Site at www.mitaleadership.com
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