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Teaching for Success Every Day



September 2008 | 136 pages | Corwin
Discover powerful principles that help students raise their goals, expect success, and make extraordinary strides in achievement!

This resource shows educators how to teach their students to be successful learners through the development of key personal attributes that foster success. The book is organized around an easy-to-use and research-based model derived from multiple fields, including education, psychology, and philosophy. The authors' field-tested approach is based on the application of eight principles that can:

Increase every learner's self-confidence

Create new expectations and infuse students with new energy and motivation

Encourage individuals to go beyond familiar goals and take manageable risks

 
Preface
 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Authors
 
Introduction
 
1. The Three Ds of Success
Desire

 
Decision

 
Determination

 
Expectations

 
Applying the Three 's of Success

 
Making It Happen

 
 
2. Urgency, Not Pressure
Differences Between Pressure and Urgency

 
Urgency and Learning

 
Making It Happen

 
 
3. Do Something You've Never Done Before
Why Avoid the Unfamiliar?

 
The Zone of Attainable Success

 
Teacher as Designer

 
Making It Happen

 
 
4. Light the Fire
Linked to the Life of the Learner

 
Challenging

 
Inspiring

 
Making It Happen

 
 
5. Help Is on the Way
Help That Invites

 
Help That Instructs

 
Help That Confirms

 
Think It, Choose It, Do It, Succeed

 
Making It Happen

 
 
6. Do the Right Thing for the Right Reason
The Opposite of an Addiction to Failure

 
Motives and Actions

 
The Three Ds of Success

 
Lighting the Fire

 
Can One Judge Another's Motives?

 
Making It Happen

 
 
7. Extinguish the Negative
Make No Excuses

 
An Eye of Faith

 
Help and Faith

 
Vision and Faith

 
Making It Happen

 
 
8. Choose to Lead
Who Should Lead?

 
Leading and Helping

 
Perception and Leadership

 
Making It Happen

 
 
Epilogue: Expect Success
 
References
 
Index

Sample Materials & Chapters

Preface

Chapter 1. The Three D's of Success


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