Med Occs Motto

"For learning to take place with any kind of efficiency, students must be motivated. To be motivated, they must become interested. They become interested when they are actively working on projects which they can relate to their values and goals in life." - Gus Tuberville

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life. Steve JobS




TONIGHT
IS AN INVESTMENT IN YOUR FUTURE!

TRI-VALLEY COLLEGE & CAREER FAIR


6:30-8:30


LIVERMORE HIGH SCHOOL

TAKE A SELFIE TO CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE!
(remember you get points for this!)




INITIATIVE

We need to have a conversation about how you act in class. I need to start seeing MORE ENERGETIC, POSITIVE, INITIATIVE TAKING STUDENTS! Remember - I will be placing you and if you want your top spot you need to be bringing your "A" game EVERY DAY!

I am looking for...
  • Independent Thinkers
  • Initiative Takers
  • Go Getters
  • Self Starters
  • People who manage their class time well and make the most of it (Hint: this does not look like being given time to practice and then sitting around and having a social conversation)
  • People who communicate ahead of time and clearly.
  • People who smile and are kind to others.
  • People who help others.
  • I realize not all adults in your world expect you to be independent thoughtful adults but I DO! Note the irony in the cartoon below!




DAILY BLOG THOUGHT


A Problem A Day. At the beginning of each day (perhaps driving to work or going to school) choose a problem to work on when you have free moments. Figure out the logic of the problem by identifying its elements. In other words, systematically think through the questions: What exactly is the problem? How can I put it into the form of a question. How does it relate to my goals, purposes, and needs?
  1) Wherever possible take problems one by one. State the problem as clearly and precisely as you can.

2) Study the problem to make clear the “kind” of problem you are dealing with. Figure out, for example, what sorts of things you are going to have to do to solve it. Distinguish Problems over which you have some control from problems over which you have no control. Set aside the problems over which you have no control, concentrating your efforts on those problems you can potentially solve.

3) Figure out the information you need and actively seek that information.

4) Carefully analyze and interpret the information you collect, drawing what reasonable inferences you can.

5) Figure out your options for action. What can you do in the short term? In the long term? Distinguish problems under your control from problems beyond your control. Recognize explicitly your limitations as far as money, time, and power.

6) Evaluate your options, taking into account their advantages and disadvantages in the situation you are in.

7) Adopt a strategic approach to the problem and follow through on that strategy. This may involve direct action or a carefully thought-through wait-and-see strategy.

8) When you act, monitor the implications of your action as they begin to emerge. Be ready at a moment’s notice to revise your strategy if the situation requires it. Be prepared to shift your strategy or your analysis or statement of the problem, or all three, as more information about the problem becomes available to you.
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