STUDY GROUP – 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEENS/ALEXANDER POND CURRICULUM

1/27/2009 Meeting


Review of
· Habit # 3: Put First Things First – presented by Billie Vaughn
o Habit 3 is a tough one to “live”. It’s made of two parts –
§ Prioritize & Plan
All of our students receive planners but are not instructed in how to use them. Have students take a look at how they utilize their time with a “pre-test”/”post-test” evaluation – modify the activity from page 97 of workbook and have students fill out the amount of time they think they spend in each area and then have them log for a day the actual time they spend. “A Day In the Life of Me”… use data in math class to chart/graph time use. We liked the ‘Big Rock’ concept in terms of prioritizing and figuring out how to break down the big rock things…
The 2nd piece regarding peer pressure/competition/comparison we had a harder time trying to come up with ways to address – we see some competition/comparison as good. We did like the comfort zone/courage zone.

· Habit #4: Think Win-Win – presented by Bonnie Mider
o Habit 4 focuses on relationships and the importance of putting yourself into win-win situations
§ Win-Lose: Totem pole – I’m better than you – I’m at the top…
§ Lose-Win: Doormat – I avoid conflict and will let you walk all over me
§ Lose-Lose: Downward spiral – war/revenge
§ Win-Win: All you can eat buffet
This is a habit that we probably won’t be able to directly address at “the pond”. It could definitely be integrated into work in the planning room depending where the individual student falls (W-L, L-W, L-L)

Next meeting date: Feb 10 & March 12