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Anxiety and Today’s Students

Over the last few years, Eaton Academy has encountered more and more students who come to us suffering a high degree of anxiety. From what we have seen, this condition can be caused by societal pressure, peer interactions and parental/school expectations. Our philosophy and various programs are effective for reducing stress and anxiety for these students.

We ran across this NPR article and thought it might be helpful in this light.

 

 

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T in BEST

From the President:

 

“Eaton Academy serves students who benefit from a more customized model of education designed to meet their personal needs.”   Those personal needs are academic, social, emotional and physical.

 

In previous blogs we introduced “B” for Befriend only those that bring out the BEST in you, “E” for Excel in your natural talents, and “S” for Set Goals and do something every day to achieve them.  Lastly, it’s time to continue your journey of being your “Potential BEST” by engaging in the following activities specifically designed to meet your personal needs.  “T” for Treat others with the same level of respect you expect from others.

 

Treat others with the same level of respect that you expect from others. Motivate yourself to treat others with respect and be a positive person.

Activities, strategies, interventions, and accommodations:

Auditory: A          Visual: V             Kinesthetic/Tactile: K/T

Ask yourself these questions.  Document your answers.

  • How do you talk to others?
  • What is the tone in your voice?
  • Do you say positive or negative things to them?
  • Do you use humor or sarcasm?
  • What was the last positive or negative thing you said to a friend?
  • What is body language?
  • Why is it important to watch the body language of others?

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S in BEST

From the President:

 

“Eaton Academy serves students who benefit from a more customized model of education designed to meet their personal needs.”   Those personal needs are academic, social, emotional and physical.

 

In previous blogs we introduced “B” for Befriend only those that bring out the BEST in you and “E” for Excel in your natural talents.  Now it’s time to continue your journey of being your “Potential BEST” by engaging in the following activities specifically designed to meet your personal needs. “S” is for Set goals and do something every day to achieve them.

 

Set goals and do something every day to achieve them.  Motivate yourself to set goals.

Activities, strategies, interventions, and accommodations:

Auditory: A          Visual: V             Kinesthetic/Tactile: K/T

CONTINUED “Set Goals” Activities:

 

Previously you were to “ask yourself these questions.” (See below)  Now, complete these tasks and decide whether your activity is Auditory-A, Visual-V, and/or Kinesthetic/Tactile-K/T.

  • Define and discuss long term goals vs. short term goals.  K/T, A
  • Define and discuss the word failure. (See definition provided.)  K/T, A
  • List one goal that you would like to achieve that you believe will positively affect your life.  K/T
  • Do something every day toward achieving that goal-no matter how small!  K/T, A, and/or V
  • Make a plan and work the plan.  K/T
  • Write down in your planner, agenda, or hand held device what you did each day to achieve that goal in five words or less.   K/T, V

 

Ask yourself these questions. Document your answers.

  • Write down one View that goal through the next four questions.
  • Do you have any goals?
  • Do you have a written plan to achieve that goal?
  • Do you do a task daily to achieve that goal?
  • Have you shared your dream or goal with a friend?

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Continuing Your Personal BEST Journey

From the President:

“Eaton Academy serves students who benefit from a more customized model of education designed to meet their personal needs.”   Those personal needs are academic, social, emotional and physical.

In previous blogs, we introduced “E” for Excel in your natural talents.  Now it’s time to continue your journey of being your “Potential BEST” by engaging in the following activities specifically designed to meet your personal needs.

They were designed to help you analyze how you excel in your natural talents and how you prefer to learn information.

These are the LAST activities designed to help you excel in your natural talents.

  • Go to YouTube.com and enter Warren Buffett & Bill Gates at Columbia University.  It will bring up several choices of varying time lengths that you can watch.  Click on each clip you’d like to watch and note the various stories they tell that relate to Befriend, Excel, Set Goals, and Treat with Respect.  A/V/K/T
  • Learn from the two richest men in America as they discuss business and life in this lecture from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln’s College of Business Administration. Though they’re a generation apart in age and different in style, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett share a mutual respect for each other. With humor and insightful candor, the prosperous pals impart their wisdom about money, passion, and finding one’s place in the world.
  • Review concepts of “excel in your natural talents.”  Ask students to take note of things each man says during the interview that relates to their own natural talents and how they learned to excel in life.  A/K/T
  • Break into groups and discuss the lecture.  A
  • This activity can be done with any lecture, video, or YouTube video.  Teachers an research and determine the appropriateness of the age level and the video.

 

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Excel in Your Natural Talents

From the President:

“Eaton Academy serves students who benefit from a more customized model of education designed to meet their personal needs.”   Those personal needs are academic, social, emotional and physical.

Welcome back to BEST in 2017!  Before the holidays we focused on “B” for Befriend only those that bring out the BEST in you by completing several different types of activities that were auditory, visual, and kinesthetic/tactile.  They were designed to help you analyze how you excel in your natural talents and how you prefer to learn information.

Next, here are activities designed to focus on “E” for Excel in your natural talents.

Highlight in yellow if the activity/task/strategy (verb is highlighted in red) is auditory, visual, and kinesthetic/tactile.  These strategies will help you practice how to excel in your natural talents.  Document your answers in your three-ring binder.

Ask yourself these questions?  Document your answers.

  • What are your natural talents?
  • How has one of your natural talents motivated you to make a choice in your life?
  • Was that a positive experience in your life?

Complete these tasks.

  • List five of your talents.  K/T
  • Prioritize verbally or on paper in order of enjoyment-1 being your favorite and the one that gives you the most joy.  A and  K/T
  • Draw a scene or picture or take a picture of you doing that talent.  K/T

 

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