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April - Perseverance
Continuing despite challenge.
Continuing despite challenge.
Perseverance involves the voluntary continuation of a goal-directed action despite the presence of challenges, difficulties, and discouragement. There are two vectors of perseverance. It requires both effort for a task and duration to keep the task up. (Source: http://www.viacharacter.org/www/Character-Strengths/Perseverance )
No budget Perseverance videos:
No budget Perseverance videos:
As you watch the videos on this site, ask yourself some questions like:
- What did you See? - What Thoughts came to mind? - What do you Wonder about?
Project 117.movHow can perseverance help your learning?
How can perseverance help your learning?
What movies, movie clip or songs speak about perseverance to you? Let me know!
What movies, movie clip or songs speak about perseverance to you? Let me know!
Sometimes it is about the process as much as it is about the results.
Sometimes it is about the process as much as it is about the results.
Just because you tried does not mean you will get the results you wanted at that time. And the next time. And the next time... So, how can you look beyond the expected results to see who you are becoming BY THE PROCESS of trying? For example: Can you see how strong you are becoming for trying?
Just because you tried does not mean you will get the results you wanted at that time. And the next time. And the next time... So, how can you look beyond the expected results to see who you are becoming BY THE PROCESS of trying? For example: Can you see how strong you are becoming for trying?
Your developing internal strengths may become more valuable than that one result you were trying to get.
Your developing internal strengths may become more valuable than that one result you were trying to get.
Doubting yourself? Instead of looking at what you cannot do (yet), or do not know (yet) or your perceived failures you can look the other way-at what you HAVE learned and your past successes.
Doubting yourself? Instead of looking at what you cannot do (yet), or do not know (yet) or your perceived failures you can look the other way-at what you HAVE learned and your past successes.
Think about something you did that was difficult or took some time/effort. Name that one success.
Think about something you did that was difficult or took some time/effort. Name that one success.
If you had one success, I am sure you can find a second one and a third one and on... What did you do then that you can use now?
If you had one success, I am sure you can find a second one and a third one and on... What did you do then that you can use now?
Classroom discussion/reflection questions:
Classroom discussion/reflection questions:
- How did you use or see someone use perseverance today?
- How can perseverance help your learning?
- How can you see perseverance connected to: Leadership? Teamwork?
- Which is more important to you: who you become BY THE PROCESS of persevering vs. getting the outcome/results you wanted. Why?
- How likely are you to stop trying if you do not get the results you tried hard for? Why or why not?
- How can you see perseverance connected to: Humility? Self-control?
- Regarding perseverance, what is the difference between a regular goal and a worthwhile goal for you?
- Regarding perseverance, how do you handle goals set for you versus goals you set for yourself?
- How might you question ahead of time what you persevere with?
- What other opportunities are there at school where the use of or discussion of perseverance would be helpful?
- In what ways is using your strength of perseverance hard?
- Is not persevering always called quitting? When is that not a 'bad' thing?
- What do you think an over-use of perseverance is and what is the under-use of perseverance?
- How do you determine what you are willing to take on - to persevere with? And when are you not willing to?
- What has been a helpful way you talk to yourself when things get hard and you are deciding to continue toward your goal or not?
- What do you think of your ability to do something versus your desire to do something is most helpful for you to persevere?
- How can the quote “Every Master was Once a Beginner" be of help to you?
- If you say you are going to commit, or made a decision-can you change your mind?
- Do you like the strength of perseverance? Why or why not?
- How do you tell someone you are not going to accept a task/their goal because you do not want to see it through?
- What do you tell yourself about taking on tasks/goals that will probably be good for you later-but not what you want to do now?
- Do you think this strength is needed more or less of in this day and age? Why or why not?
- What other strengths do you think are used with perseverance?
- How do you think your use of perseverance has impacted you as a person?
- Who is an example of perseverance to you?
Perseverance ideas to try:
- Ask yourself why you feel you need to, want to or are willing to pursue something.
- What would you say to someone else when they are agreeing to something that will take time and effort? What would you say to them when it is difficult for them? When they might give up, when they think they have failed? -Say those things to yourself.
- Notice what needs to change in your approach, not your effort.
- Identify what challenges you will not take on and what would need to happen AHEAD OF TIME for you to not continue. (Often in the middle of difficult things we feel like giving up on it.) See if things that are within your range you will stick with.
- Notice if or how you are changed by the experience, not just if you got something or not by persevering.
- Learn from the experience - what went well to repeat and what do you think you need to change the next time around?
- What are some cool perseverance ideas you suggest others try? Tell me within HERE
Get involved! You are invited to:
- Make a video and Share it to me!
- Use Google Classroom to send me a message about a success, a question or something you learned from a classroom discussion/reflection Share or upload any presentation (use code 57crjjv )
- Make a poster or drawing of perseverance (hand it to me or to your teacher)
- Journal write about the strength.
- Send me ideas for end-of-video Challenges relating to perseverance
- Share a quote that is meaningful to you about perseverance
- Share a video, song, or movie clip you thought captures perseverance
- Tell me how your video challenges went (found above)
- Create a list in your class, with a partner, or alone of: how perseverance applies to you in school. What are examples in a school day that perseverance is important. Share it with me.
Ever heard the GPS function on Google Maps or Apple Maps?
If you (or your parents) take a 'wrong' turn, the GPS does not give up. It says... Recalculating.
It does this over and over. Recalculating is perseverance in action, finding the next steps toward your goal.
Perseverance would not be complete without addressing growth mindset. Instead of not being able to, you have not accomplished it YET - should you decide to.
Perseverance would not be complete without addressing growth mindset. Instead of not being able to, you have not accomplished it YET - should you decide to.
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-Mr. S
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