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Self motivation & goal setting.
//Purpose: To help students realize that if they want something bad enough they must work at it. So many of our kids think they will graduate from school have a brand new car and become the boss of their company. They have no clue that they will be starting at the bottom of the ladder and working their way up. By completing these few activities hopefully we will have show our kids they can become the boss if they set goals and work towards them.//

**A few key points to goals** **Probably not the best goal...**  **This one will work!**
 * Must be realistic (I want to be a pro baseball player)
 * Must be specific (I want to play 1st base for the Red Sox in 5 years)
 * Must be measurable (I am now a bat boy on a town league)
 * Must be realistic (I want to own my own bakery)
 * Must be specific (I want to make French & Italian pastries by the time I am 25)
 * Must be measurable (I am now learning how to make cakes and going to study in France )

__ //**Good goal statements include**// __ 
 * What is going to happen (I want to improve my math grade)
 * When will it happen (nine weeks, till next report card)
 * How will it happen (learn to study better and get extra help)
 * BAKERY--- Time line for this section, activities 1, 2 & 3 - 1 class period for the introduction.** The actual process of goal setting is on going. We check back each week for 1 month. So 4 classes. It seems long but we don't spend a whole class on it each time.

Then we develop a plan. and get started.
 * Activity 1** - How to use this: I have them choose something simple. Read a novel, improve a grade in a specific class, learn to operate a specific piece of equipment or type a specific number of words. As far as personal goals I go with, being on time, not butting in to conversations, being nice to someone they don't normally talk to.


 * Activity 2 -** For this one they can choose one of the goals they have identified in activity 1. Once they have chosen they will fill out the blueprint to your goal and this is the tool they will use to keep them on track. It is important to reassure them that if they are not making progress they many need to revisit their goal.

//Example: Last year I had a student who wanted to bring his math grade from a D to an A. We made a plan, he followed the plan and he was not making enough progress to accomplish the goal in the specified time. He was very discouraged and wanted to give up. So we revisited the goal and changed it from a D to a C. This he was able to do. Once he saw that he was able to accomplish the goal he was driven to continue working on it and eventually got the A he had started out for.//

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 * Activity 3 -** This is a continuation of the goal process, but we are now talking about the things you use to keep you going. In the example above the internal motivator was, could he raise his hand in class with confidence and answer a question. The external motivator was his grade on his report card and his parents reaction.

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