My husband has boxes and boxes of trophies, award certificates, slides and ties from his era as a varsity athlete for the University of British Columbia. Actually, that's not true, they are from high school, team tours, teams that he coached, and his life as a varsity athlete too.
He never looks at them, but we must, and I mean must, keep them.
I get it, most days π₯΄ .
I have sentimental things I hold onto as well. Photo albums anyone?
He wants to keep these because they are feedback of his achievement, and he was a diverse and talented athlete in his youth. Everyone focused so much on his abilities as an athlete that they did not see, or at lest encourage or comment on, the scholar, leader, coach, mentor, entrepreneur, good citizen, and more.
He didn't, and still doesn't to some large degree, see those talents even now. It wasn't until he had accumulated 3 degrees and run any number of award winning school programs that he started to consider that maybe, just maybe . . . he is more than a jock.
I know that character and virtue awards are not new things, but I also don't believe the tide has swung so far as to make them the main thing. I never liked that, so in my class we changed that, and today's blog post and video is about year-end recognition awards.
This week's blog post and video I talk about tweaking year end recognition awards to encourage traits that will prove valuable throughout your students' lives rather than to provide a momentary boost for just one of their talents.
Okay folks! I really do appreciate you sharing your time with me today! I love to hear from you if you have a moment. Let me know your plans for wrapping up the school year.
Cheers for now!
Marian Busfield
Engaging Curiosity
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