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I was working with a high school where many of the students struggled academically, Violence was high in the neighborhood, And community expectations of the children were low.
The administration applied strong pressure to bring test scores and grades up.
Many of the teachers were still hopeful and optimistic, Working hard and doing their best under the circumstances, But overall morale was sagging.
All the while, The state's economy was in decline to the extent that negotiations were being conducted involving teacher layoffs, Teacher pay cuts, Or a combination of both.
In the midst of all this, Some of the teachers took a completely different approach on improvement.
Instead of focusing on grades and test scores (Achievements) first, they started with character development.
They started with telling their students (using my words) That they had a divine brain.
They told their students in the midst of society pressures, That they had the choice to make their divine brains be their dominant brains, Even though all around them were monkey-brain and lizard-brain type of thinking and behaviors.
The students, Wanting to test the sincerity of their teachers, Deliberately made poor choices as it relates to their school work.
They wanted to know whether the teachers would use lizard-brain or monkey-brain tactics at the first sign of trouble.
You can imagine that the administrators were nervous when they saw that the teachers' strategy was immediately yielding worse results.
These select teachers, However, Truly believed in the divine potential of their students.
These teachers focused on the students' potential and ability to “be,” And on their capacity to achieve infinitely more, If students would discover that the choice was truly their own.
The teachers persisted.
The teachers saw the divine in themselves and in their students.
When the students realized that these select teachers were sincere, The students then acknowledged that the results they were getting were really not what they wanted.
That's when everything changed.
Although they were behind and had some catching up to do, These students made up their (Divine) minds that they were going to rise above their current circumstances and move towards the view that these select teachers had of them.
Because of their own determination and new vision, They worked hard and significantly improved their grades.
They went from failing to doing well enough in high school to get into college, And eventually they finished college.
They often come back to this high school to thank their teachers for believing in them long enough, For the students to believe in themselves.
The students were grateful, Not just for what they discovered they could do but for realizing what they could be.
The students discovered they are people of great worth and potential, And that they have gifts and talents that can contribute greatly to others around them.
The results the administration had hoped for were achieved, Not by focusing on results, But by focusing on the students' voice of character, That if followed clockwise on this Achievement cycle, https://read.cash/@Sarahmay/achievement-cycle-9385f871, Would eventually yield prolonged great achievements.
Once we go through the metaphorical four seasons of Voice/character, Thinking/Feeling, Doing/Saying, And Achieving results in natural order, We'll gain a greater appreciation for the power, Beauty, Rhythm, And predictability of this model.
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