Parent Book Study Ch. 1 Sept. 19th, 2022
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DeSoto ISD Mission and Vision
DeSoto ISD Values
KJTMA MISSION:
CULTURAL MISSION
INNOVATIVE MODEL PURPOSEFULLY ASSURING COLLABORATIVE TEAMWORK.�
ACADEMIC MISSION
GROWING EVERY INDIVIDUAL AT EVERY LEVEL.
CAMPUS VISION�WE R.I.S.E. to every challenge.
Resilience Integrity Scholarship Empowerment
CAMPUS MOTTO:
UBUNTU: I AM BECAUSE WE ARE
Norms
Come off mute and share your thoughts of the Introduction and Chapter one
Breakout Session
The Ace Quiz
An ACE score is a tally of different types of abuse, neglect, and other hallmarks of a rough childhood. According to the Adverse Childhood Experiences study, the rougher your childhood, the higher your score is likely to be and the higher your risk for later health problems.
Your score is not shared with anyone, including me.
ACE Score
Chapter One
How To Fail
(And How Not to)
Discussion Questions:
Bouncing Back From Childhood Trauma
7 Tips on how to move forward
1. Adopt an active coping style
2. Work towards acceptance
3. Surround yourself with positive social support
4. Foster Spirituality
5. Acknowledge your blessings
6. Engage in daily positive imagery
7. Find inspiration
Parent Book Study Ch. 2 Oct. 17th, 2022
DeSoto ISD Mission and Vision
DeSoto ISD Values
KJTMA MISSION:
CULTURAL MISSION
INNOVATIVE MODEL PURPOSEFULLY ASSURING COLLABORATIVE TEAMWORK.�
ACADEMIC MISSION
GROWING EVERY INDIVIDUAL AT EVERY LEVEL.
CAMPUS VISION�WE R.I.S.E. to every challenge.
Resilience Integrity Scholarship Empowerment
CAMPUS MOTTO:
UBUNTU: I AM BECAUSE WE ARE
Norms
Chapter 2
Copies have been ordered and can be picked up at Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy when it arrives.
Come off mute and share your thoughts of the Introduction and Chapter two
The Ace Quiz
An ACE score is a tally of different types of abuse, neglect, and other hallmarks of a rough childhood. According to the Adverse Childhood Experiences study, the rougher your childhood, the higher your score is likely to be and the higher your risk for later health problems.
Your score is not shared with anyone, including me.
Chapter Two
1. Pg. 52 Noncognitive skills or character strengths like optimism and resilience and social agility are important for young people without the benefit of a lot of family resources.
2. Pg 58: The meaning of character is difficult to define because it often represents adherence to a particular set of values, and so its definition will necessarily change over time.
3. Pg 59: Character is not innate or unchanging. It is a set of abilities and strengths that you can learn, can practice, and can teach.
4. The Marshmallow Test
5. pg 67: What motivates us is hard to explain or measure, and part of the complexity is that different personality types responds to different motivations.
6. Pg. 71 High conscientiousness favorably predicts better grades, more workplace success, fewer crimes, healthier marriages, and longer lives.
7. Pg 74: Conscientiousness is different from grit, which is a passionate commitment to a single mission and an unswerving dedication to achieving that mission.
8. Pg 83: Consequently, affluent teenagers use alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, and harder illegal drugs more than low-income teens. They also suffer from elevated rates of depression.
9. Pg 85: The best way for a child to build character is to attempt a high risk endeavor, where there is a real and serious possibility of failure.
10. Pg 89: Code-switching is the ability to recognize and accurately perform the behaviors appropriate to each different cultural setting.
11. Pg 91: Cognitive-behavioral therapy, or CBT, uses the conscious mind to recognize negative or self-destructive thoughts or interpretations and to talk oneself into a better perspective.
Chapter Two
KIPP
Knowledge of Power Program
Higher Grit than RiverDale
Stronger conformity that must be followed at all times
River Dale
Wealthier students
More Over indulging students attend
KIPP and River Dale both have this in common
Building Character
There must be an improvement in the students character and how they interpret that character to understand Life Psychologically.
Student Oath of Agreement
Parent Oath of Agreement
Words From Dr. Neely
Parent Book Study Ch. 3 Nov. 14th, 2022
Copies have been ordered
Copies have been ordered and can be picked up at Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy when it arrives.
DeSoto ISD Mission and Vision
DeSoto ISD Values
KJTMA MISSION:
CULTURAL MISSION
INNOVATIVE MODEL PURPOSEFULLY ASSURING COLLABORATIVE TEAMWORK.�
ACADEMIC MISSION
GROWING EVERY INDIVIDUAL AT EVERY LEVEL.
CAMPUS VISION�WE R.I.S.E. to every challenge.
Resilience Integrity Scholarship Empowerment
CAMPUS MOTTO:
UBUNTU: I AM BECAUSE WE ARE
Norms
Feel free to share Your thoughts and feelings
Chapters Review
Chapter One HOW TO FAIL (AND HOW NOT TO)
The ACER Score
Chapter Two: HOW TO BUILD CHARACTER
Chapter Three: HOW TO THINK
Come off mute and share your thoughts of the Introduction and Chapter Three
Benefits of Playing Chess
Chapter Three: How To Think
Two of the most important executive functions are cognitive flexibility and cognitive self-control. Cognitive flexibility is the ability to see alternative solutions to problems, to think outside the box, to negotiate unfamiliar situations. Cognitive self-control is the ability to inhibit an instinctive or habitual response and substitute a more effective, less obvious one. (114)
Perhaps what pushes middle-school students to concentrate and practice as maniacally as Spiegel’s chess players do is the unexpected experience of someone taking them seriously, believing in their abilities, and challenging them to improve themselves. (120-121)
Chess is a creative and beautiful pursuit, which allows us to experience a wide range of uniquely human characteristics. [The game] is a celebration of existential freedom, in the sense that we are blessed with the opportunity to create ourselves through our actions. In choosing to play chess, we are celebrating freedom above utility.
Chapter Three
Words From Dr. Neely