When you begin working it is important to consider how success can be achieved. Many times when working with students I have found that it is easy to set ourselves and our students up for failure, even unintentionally. Taking the time in the planning phase allows us to really think about the steps that are necessary to be successful. What steps will be taken and is it feasible that success can be derived. One of the important phases of this process is breaking down the steps into small pieces, as discussed in an earlier blog. Going along with small pieces is doing one step at a time. It is important when we take the time to complete one thing before moving onto the next one.
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Welcome to Mr White's Website. This site will feature information relevant to Mr White's Classroom and useful information for students, parents, and fellow educators. Mr White's educational career began in 1991 when he was in the fifth grade. His class participated in a book-buddies project with a first grade class and he became hooked on the educational process. One comment from the first grade teacher (who noticed him reading upside down, so the student could see the picture) made a huge transformation in his life.
Mr White's educational career has taken him many places, he has had experiences ranging from being responsible for high school student's living in college dorms, teaching students with challenging behaviors, assisting students in overcoming behavioral difficulties, and . He has worked hard to assist students from a disadvantaged background to actualize success in life. It is both challenging and humbling work, however, it is highly rewarding.
Getting Out of your Routine
To many times in life we find ourselves stuck in a routine. Day in and day out with very little change. This makes it tough to see the forest through the trees. I have found that every semester it is important to have something that breaks the mold. Over the next two days I will be at the Iowa 1:1 Conference. Conferences are a great time to think about things differently and reinvent yourself. Finding perspective and stepping away is an important part of life. Take some time and reinvent yourself.
Ideas to help you get started – breaking things down…
The hardest part to accomplishing any project is often the simple act of getting started. This is especially true when you find yourself in a place where you need to make a change in your life. In the RTC classroom, one of the ways we begin to make change is thinking about the building blocks of what it means to be successful. Boystown is not only one of the most successful behavior programs of all time, but also has Boystown Press, which has released hundreds of behavior skills broken down to the individual step. Breaking things down into individual parts allows us to see what is going wrong and correct it. For example, one of the breakdowns is disagreeing. The steps are – Look at the person, use a nice voice, tell how you feel, give a reason, and listen to the person. If we are facing challenges in our lives about disagreements, this creates some ideas to really consider where to start. Feel free to respond with a problem that you are having that could be broken down into steps.
About Mr White
Welcome to Mr White’s Classroom Blog/Website. This site will feature information relevant to Mr White’s Classroom and useful information for students, parents, and fellow educators. Mr White’s educational career began in 1991 when he was in the fifth grade. His class participated in a book-buddies project with a first grade class and he became hooked on the educational process. One comment from the first grade teacher (who noticed him reading upside down, so the student could see the picture) made a huge transformation in his life.
Mr White’s educational career has taken him many places, he has had experiences ranging from being responsible for high school student’s living in college dorms, teaching students with challenging behaviors, assisting students in overcoming behavioral difficulties, and . He has worked hard to assist students from a disadvantaged background to actualize success in life. It is both challenging and humbling work, however, it is highly rewarding.
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