From the desk of ... Mary Robinson Reynolds
Re: A program for Detention Hall Frequent Flyers
Every day, day in and day out ... here they come! Lining up in the chairs outside of the Principals' or Counselors' offices, already in trouble, already violating some school policy; you know the drill I'm talking about.
They sit and wait to get their slip to go to the Detention or Time Out room where a lot of positive engagement and coaching can be happening ... OR a lot of nothing can be happening; it's really up to the educator in charge.
I've developed an easy-to-use program that demonstrates the difference acknowledgment can bring to any and all students, any school culture, and that anyone in a leadership position can deliver.
There is something about the Power of Acknowledgment that can lift a troubled student's mood, spirits and open the door for a new, productive conversation.
You will go from "WHY did you do that!?" to the miracle producing conversation that starts with, "WHATwas going on for you that you ___."
How to use this Program: What I recommend for those students unable to stay IN class and out of Time Out/Detention is for the teacher to plan a lesson for the day, and start serving up a new conversation with my Make A Difference with the Power of Acknowledgment UTrain® Program for Education.
Then the Lesson Plan for the next day, and next, and so on until all the Lessons have been done; and then begin again. Wash, rinse and recycle then do it again!
Do the Lesson Plans again and again with the deliberate intention of bringing a new level of discovery each time a student flies into Time Out for another sit down.
You may be thinking, "For those who are repeating, will they complain?" Probably! ...at first, but you don't stop doing what's going to work miracles because there is a "nugget of emotion" inside of them that is not getting resolved and dissolved; and with this program, little by little it will. Repetition, after all, is the mother of all learning!
Each Lesson begins with a Thought Provoking Inspirational Movie followed with questions, then engaging and meaningful activities and role play designed to draw students into a new conversation about getting outside of themselves and their own problems long enough to acknowledge others who need it.
The stabilizing emotional boost they will start getting from acknowledging themselves and others (if learned how to do it effectively) is transformative!
Objective: as you get outside yourself and acknowledge others, your esteem and confidence grows, and as you feel better about yourself, YOU DO BETTER!
For the Educational version of this program I have added 3 additional Lesson Plans with activities that can fill an entire month.
The Ultimate GOAL is to move students to start thinking about - moving into - their "heart of heart" DREAMS and how they will Make A Difference with their Dreams. I've included engaging - thought provoking - activities to work with students about their dreams, until they can really FEEL like they matter and are here for a reason.
While all students need to know that they matter, especially those that spend more time out of the classroom than in need to know that they matter. They need to know repeatedly that they are wanted and that they have the power to reach outside of themselves and be making the difference they are here to make.
Then and only then, can you start coaching and directing them on the ways they can be more effective in how they are Showing Up for Their Lives!
Give them the tools to feel good about themselves. Teach them how to start a NEW kind of conversation with others, and their need for negative consequences will begin to ease up. Their desire to be difference makers will supercede their knee jerk reactions to emotional triggers.
Go right now to download and peruse the Make A Difference with the Power of Acknowledgment UTrain® Program for Education at:
https://www.makeadiff.us?AP00Enoprint
Skip ahead to pages 36-38 to read the brief overview of Lesson Plans 1-8.
INCLUDED in this UTrain® program is a Lesson Plan for Color Personality Styles on page 39.
To learn more, check out my Introduction and Overview Videos at:
Reaching out...
Mary Robinson Reynolds
Author & Founder, Heart Productions & Publishing
MakeADifference.com/UTrain-Acknowledge
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