Motivating guys to take ownership of their education

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Motivating Guys to Take Ownership of Their Education

Speaker: Woody Robertson

Differences Between Boys and Girls

• Hearing and listening

• ADD tendencies

• Vision

• Temperature for optimal study

• Video Games

• Teaching Methods

• Prescription Drugs

• Environmental Toxins

• Devaluation of Masculinity

Boy Basics

Sleep—Essential for:– Life, health, peak brain function

Cardiovascular Exercise – 20-30 minutes/day

Proper nutrition– 8-12 8 ounce glasses of water

– Nuts high in protein (almonds)

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Children or Adults

• More adults, ages eighteen to forty-nine, watch the Cartoon Network than watch CNN.

• The average video gamester was eighteen in 1990; now he's going on thirty.

• The National Academy of Sciences has redefined adolescence as the period extending from the onset of puberty, around twelve, to age thirty.

• Average age for marriage 28.1 (men) and 25.9 (women) –20 in 1950

Gen Y (Millennials)

• Born between: 1980 – 2000

• Traits:

– Short-term minded

– Want things to happen fast

– Live life for the here and now

– Are used to things being given them

Today’s Talk

1. Foundations for Learning

2. Ages and Stages

3. Two Secret Weapons

Ages and Stages

Ages & Stages

8-12 Child: Head

Parent: Lead

12-18Child: Heart

Parent: Equip

18-24Child: Hands

Parent: Launch

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Ages & Stages

8-12Child: Head

Parent: Lead

Observation

Revelation

• Make learning real

• Build strong character

• Teach Study Skills

• Assess strengths, aptitudes and skills

Focus on Character

• Take a character Inventory– Diligence– Creativity– Initiative– Enthusiasm

– Wisdom– Honor (Always make others successful)

“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before

mean men.” - Pro. 22:29

Proverbs 22:1

“Seest thou a man diligent in his business, he will stand before kings and not ordinary men.”

Proverbs 22:6

Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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Ages & Stages

12-18 Child: Heart

Parent: Equip

Personalization

Accreditation

• Pursue a deeper relationship and know their heart cry, feelings and concerns

• Focus on defining student’s purpose

• Start experimenting with small hands-on learning opportunities (internships)

• Train in responsibility

Understand Purpose Read These Books

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• Hard work is critical to success, but,

• Successful people were often lucky to be in the right place at the right time, AND

• 10,000 hours of working on skills seems to be a rule of thumb

Internships

“Opportunity is

missed by most

people because it

is dressed in

overalls and looks like work.”

Thomas Edison

Order of Training

Virtue

Knowledge

Faith“And beside this, giving all

diligence, add to your faith virtue;

and to virtue knowledge”

- II Peter 1:5

Academics

• Math (Algebra II)• Writing • Science (biology and chemistry)• Computer skills (typing, MS Office)• Encourage reading• Music Instruction

Communication Skills

• Communicate a professional image

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Communication Skills

• Communicate a professional image

• Engage in conversation with all people groups

• Learn to ask questions

• Look to stretch your communication skills

– Look for public speaking opportunities

Read great books, meet great people, engage in great discussions

Start a Business

Ages & Stages

18-24 Child: Hands

Parent: Launch

Acceleration

Implementation

• Life launch phase where we’re focused on getting the child into life.

• Mentor feedback and direction is important

1 Corinthians 13:11

When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; now that I have become a man, I am done with childish ways and have put them aside.

Importance of Mentors

• Mentors allow you to learn from the mistakes and successes of others

– Life to life impact (Iron Sharpening)

– Find experts in subjects who can train

“Learn to shave on someone else’s face.” – C. Garcia

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Questions for Mentors

• "You've been successful at this field when so many others have failed. What made the difference for you?"

• "If you had it to do over again, what would you do differently?"

• "What are the five books you have found most helpful in this field?"

• "Do you have a yearly planning process? If so, how does it work?"

• "How do you manage your time successfully?“• "What questions have I not asked that I should be

asking?“Myers Institute

• All business is factory and will be outsourced

• People have been brainwashed into burying their genius and giving up their dreams

• It’s not about fitting in and following orders

• Must become indispensable

Purposeful Relationships

• Encourage to wait until they’re prepared

– “Prepare your work without and make it fit for yourself, and then go and build your house.”

• Enter into purposeful relationships

– Intent to discern God’s will

• Encourage accountability and protection

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Two Secret Weapons

Ephesians 4:14-15 [AMP]

So then, we may no longer be children, tossed [like ships] to and fro between chance gusts of teaching and wavering with every changing wind of doctrine…. Rather, let our lives lovingly express truth [in all things, speaking truly, dealing truly, living truly]. Enfolded in love, let us grow up in every way and in all things into Him Who is the Head, [even] Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

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