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If you knew I was next door….would you still talk to your students that way?
The 2012
- 1. Positive People Live Longer ā In a study of nuns, those that regularly expressed positive emotions lived on average 10 years longer. (The Nun Study)
- 2. Positive work environments outperform negative work environments. (Daniel Goleman)
- 3. Positive, optimistic sales people sell more than pessimistic sales people. (Martin Seligman)
- 4. Positive leaders are able to make better decisions under pressure. (Heartmath.org)
- 5. Marriages are much more likely to succeed when the couple experiences a 5 to 1 ratio of positive to negative interactions whereas when the ratio approaches 1 to 1, marriages are more likely to end in divorce. (John Gottman)
- 6. Positive people who regularly express positive emotions are more resilient when facing stress, challenges and adversity. (Several Studies)
- 7. Positive people are able to maintain a broader perspective and see the big picture which helps them identify solutions where as negative people maintain a narrower perspective and tend to focus on problems. (Barbara Fredrickson)
- 8. Positive thoughts and emotions counter the negative effects of stress. For example, you canāt be thankful and stressed at the same time. (Several Studies)
- 9. Positive emotions such as gratitude and appreciation help athletes perform at a higher level. (Heartmath.org)
- 10. Positive people have more friends which is a key factor of happiness and longevity. (Robert D. Putnam)
- 11. Positive and popular leaders are more likely to garner the support of others and receive pay raises and promotions and achieve greater success in the workplace. (Tim Sanders)
a “timely” piece…
In the same spirit my positive piece was yesterday, James and I would like to share an article that our esteemed Assistant Superintendent, Phyllis Parker, shared with us this week. I’m going to ask in this week’s Lion Bytes, that you not only take the time to read, but also toĀ respond via a commentĀ about your reactions to this compelling article. We’ll be checking back and responding, creating a virtual conversation that will take place at your leisure.
Every student struggles withĀ something. No student has a perfect life. Every student needs an education that interests and challenges them and helps them learn more about their possibilities.Ā Itās been revealed that more and more students areĀ struggling with readingĀ making the implementation of any supportive strategies as important as ever. In fact, āat-riskā readers are in many instances becoming the norm. Struggling readers and English language learners are among the entire student population that are “at-risk” and we’re regularly working through ideasĀ to help make them successful.Ā By using these same strategies with every student from the start of their education there will be less “at-risk” readers and teachers will have more time to focus on some of the other factors that make every student “at-risk of not developing their potential.” We do that well here at Luna, but again, we want to hear your thoughts about ways we can maybe do it better here in the 2012.