The Weekly 1-5-20
October 28, 2019
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Southport High School Core Beliefs
Sense of Community:
I CAN DEPEND ON THOSE AROUND ME AND THEY CAN DEPEND ON ME.
Your classrooms is a community, our school is a community, and Southport is our community. In each of those places, working together is vital to our success. We can only achieve this success is we can depend on those around us. We need each other. Too often, we try to do it all on our own and solve the problems we are facing by ourselves. In a world of exponentially increasing complexity, no one person can do it alone. The problems are too complicated, too difficult to solve by ourselves. The skills it takes to be a great solo performer are very different from the ones it takes to work in a group. We need to be intentional about teaching the skills needed to work in groups. Education systems too often only reward the great solo performer, when the team skills will be more vital to our future success. We need to teach students how to depend on each other, and make sure they know they can depend on us. We do not need more individualism and self-promotion. Take some time this week to talk to those in your community about the importance of working together and depending on each other. Together we will find success!
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1-5-20 Resources
If you only have 1 minute this week watch this:
This is how to make progress every day. This is another great message from Daniel Pink. Listen to what he describes as the single biggest motivator at work. WATCH NOW
If you have 5 minutes this week watch this:
If you have 20 minutes this week read to this:
The Coddling of the American Mind -- I believe I have shared this before, but it is worth reading again. The article gives an interesting perspective on how adults are creating mental health issues and removing too many obstacles for our children. READ NOW
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