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This Month's Article: A Day at the Beach |
Beaches are wonderful places to observe people and to overhear all sorts of conversations. I recently sat in front of a group of college students and next to a family with two children.
I was reminded about all the situations that college students have to navigate -- many of which will challenge their decision-making skills and how important it is to continue to provide opportunities for our sons and daughters to experience cause and effect.
Read more to learn what I overheard at the beach and to consider what your student might need. |
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Did You Know...Some Colleges Seek to Boost Hope
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Delivering programs that are designed to boost hope have become a strategy for some colleges to help students to achieve and experience less anxiety.
"What universities traditionally do is a mistake. Instead of developing for [students'] sense of, what's your purpose in life and how are you going to achieve it, they just develop this big knowledge base.... The reason you lose a lot of kids is they kind of give up hope on themselves," said Robert J. Sternberg, a celebrated psychologist and provost and senior vice president at Oklahoma State.
Learn more here about hope and its impact on student success and wellness.
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interesting to hear each athlete express that he or she always had "a dream to go to the Olympics." 