The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey is a book about being a better teen. The book helps teens have a better attitude and become who they want to be. The seven habits are be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek first to understand, then be understood, synergize, and sharpen the saw.
My favorite of these habits is put first things first. This habit makes the reader think about what is important in their life. Then, put those important aspects first. My "first things" are family, religion, and values. I try to always put these things before everything else.
The habit that I need to work on the most is be proactive. This habit is really hard for me. I am a reactor so if something happens to me I react before I think. This is not smart so I really need to master this habit.
The habit that I am the best at is begin with the end in mind. I am always thinking about what I need to accomplish to succeed in life. I need to do good in school so I can get a scholarship for college. Then, I need to get good grades in college so I will be prepared for the real world.
This book has some great tips. I believe that if someone really tried to apply themselves to each habit, they would change their life.
I recommend this book to any struggling teen that is looking to get their life on track. I would not recommend it to teens that are doing well because the book is not really that interesting.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Coaching the Little Tots
I am a gymnastics coach! I teach kids between the ages of two and six. There are many events and tasks we have to finish each week. To accomplish this we much follow a schedule, sort of.
1. Trampoline Time-I have found that the kids usually do better during the class if they have about five minutes to just jump on the trampoline. This lets them get some extra energy out while I take attendance.
2. Stretch- This part is easy. We all sit on the red carpet in a big circle and stretch. We always do the same stretches in the same order. We start with straddle and end with back-bends. There are about ten stretches. We try to make this fun for the kids by pretending that we are animals or that we are cooking, because sometimes they get restless.
3. Events- There are three events that kids at this age do: beam, bars, and floor. As soon as we finish stretching we see which event is open. Usually beam is open first so we go there. On beam we do many exercises to help the kids develop balance. After beam we usually go to bars. On bars the main goal is to hang on and develop upper body strength. After bars we go to floor. On floor we learn to do forward rolls, backward rolls, handstands, and cartwheels. Sometimes teaching floor can get frustrating because most kids do not get the concept of a cartwheel and that skill is hard to teach.
4. Stamp Time- At this time, if the kids were good we give them stamps. If the kids were really good they get to jump in the moon-bounce. The kids love to do this, but there usually is not much time so they only get to jump for about a minute.
Coaching gymnastics is fun but repetitive. Doing the same routine day after day and week after week gets boring at times but the kids usually keep my job interesting.
1. Trampoline Time-I have found that the kids usually do better during the class if they have about five minutes to just jump on the trampoline. This lets them get some extra energy out while I take attendance.
2. Stretch- This part is easy. We all sit on the red carpet in a big circle and stretch. We always do the same stretches in the same order. We start with straddle and end with back-bends. There are about ten stretches. We try to make this fun for the kids by pretending that we are animals or that we are cooking, because sometimes they get restless.
3. Events- There are three events that kids at this age do: beam, bars, and floor. As soon as we finish stretching we see which event is open. Usually beam is open first so we go there. On beam we do many exercises to help the kids develop balance. After beam we usually go to bars. On bars the main goal is to hang on and develop upper body strength. After bars we go to floor. On floor we learn to do forward rolls, backward rolls, handstands, and cartwheels. Sometimes teaching floor can get frustrating because most kids do not get the concept of a cartwheel and that skill is hard to teach.
4. Stamp Time- At this time, if the kids were good we give them stamps. If the kids were really good they get to jump in the moon-bounce. The kids love to do this, but there usually is not much time so they only get to jump for about a minute.
Coaching gymnastics is fun but repetitive. Doing the same routine day after day and week after week gets boring at times but the kids usually keep my job interesting.
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