Expanding Our Notion of Success
A-B Challenge Success Newsletter- February 2017
FOCUS: ENGAGEMENT
Ten years ago, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) embarked upon research to understand the answers to two questions: What Do Students Want and What Really Motivates Them?
They found the responses centered around the following four goals:
- Success (the need for mastery),
- Curiosity (the need for understanding),
- Originality (the need for self-expression),
- Relationships (the need for involvement with others).
Challenge Success Partnership
Challenge Success Data: Student Engagement
Last spring, we administered the Challenge Success survey to students in grades 6-12. We asked them how often they felt engaged in school using several items regarding how often they enjoyed their schoolwork and found it interesting; how often they worked hard and put effort into their schoolwork, and how often they found their schoolwork valuable and useful. Responses are summarized below.
Students were also asked to indicate what makes their classes most interesting to them (they were able to choose one or two choices). The most commonly selected answers are summarized below.
Challenge Success Mantra
At Challenge Success, we believe that our society has become too focused on grades, test scores, and performance, leaving little time for kids to develop the necessary skills to become resilient, ethical, and motivated learners. We provide families and schools with the practical, research-based tools they need to create a more balanced and academically fulfilling life for kids. After all, success is measured over the course of a lifetime, not at the end of a semester.
Web Resources to Consider
Bored Out of Their Minds
Todd Kashdan, Ph.D.
Challenge Success Co-Founder Dr. Denise Pope: Engagement
Books to Consider
Sissy Goff, David Thomas, and Melissa Trevathan
Ginger Carlson MAEd
A Year of Intentional Parenting
Let’s Talk! Bridging the Cultural Gap Between You and Your Child
Asian-American youth today face a variety of stressful situations, ranging from social and familial pressures to an increasingly competitive academic system. Students who experience intergenerational conflicts in the home have an increased risk for psychological difficulties. Studies have shown that students who receive quality social and emotional support from caring adults have the potential for improved attitudes and behaviors, greater academic success, and reduced levels of emotional distress.
Let’s Talk! with Dr. Josephine Kim is an opportunity for parents and guardians to explore ways of promoting both the success AND well-being of their Asian-American children.
Through the session, learn about how cultural expectations and differences manifest in daily interactions between you and your child, and how sound attachment and communication skills can be used to buffer stressors in children’s lives.
The focus and motivation of this presentation is to provide a forum for Asian and Asian American members of our community to engage in a conversation about these topics. Students in grades 6-12 are encouraged to attend with their parents/guardians.
This event is open to everyone in our Acton-Boxborough community.
Special thanks to the Acton Chinese American Civic Society (ACACS) for co-sponsoring and partnering with the district on this event.
Monday, Feb 6, 2017, 07:00 PM
ABRHS Auditorium: 36 Charter Road, Acton, MA 01720
Dr. Josephine Kim
Josephine M. Kim, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC is a Professor in the Prevention Science and Practice/CAS in Counseling programs at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is also on faculty at the Center for Cross-Cultural Student Emotional Wellness at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Massachusetts and a National Certified Counselor whose clinical skills and experiences span many contexts including residential facilities, hospitals, community agencies, and public and private schools.
Website: https://www.gse.harvard.edu/faculty/josephine-kim
Location: 13 Appian Way Cambridge, MA 02138