Highly Effective Presuppositions of Rediscover the Joy of Learning Imagine for yourself what it would be like to be in a school system operating out of the following presuppositions as a student, a teacher, a school official, a parent, or the public at large: All behavior has a positive intention behind it We all want to do the best we can. When we are faced with a problem or task for which we do not have a solution, we find one the best we can. If it works, even if ...<< MORE >>

The Current Ineffective Presuppositions in our School System Our school systems are based upon a shaky foundation of bad assumptions or presuppositions that dictate how we behave and operate the system. These faulty presuppositions have been inherited through the years and feel natural as though "they are just the way we do things". Taking a hard look at them gives us a real opportunity for some significant changes. Some of the presuppositions are: Students naturally know how to learn in the classroom. I have been in education for many years and this never ...<< MORE >>

When I am telling another person about how I use NLP or Neuro-Linguistic Programming to help struggling students with school, I always mention how I am also increasingly using EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) to help them with stress, anxiety and other emotions and traumas. One of the distinctions of my work with students is my desire to teach them to use EFT on themselves without waiting for an "adult or counselor" to help them out of an emotional or stressful situation. I consider it as one of my personal gifts to a young student. Many ...<< MORE >>

Dr. Blackerby discusses how to help students who stuggle in school.

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When I first started using Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) to model the subjective experience of those with the symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), I used the Logical Levels extensively. What I found were symptoms at all the Logical Levels instead of just at the Behavioral Level. So, when I work with somebody with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), I systematically work with them through all the Logical Levels. I have found that using EFT to do this greatly speeds up the process (EFT is covered later in this booklet). Environment Level--The person with Attention ...<< MORE >>

Ever since November 1997 I have been fascinated by the troubled youth of our land. During the month of November, I taught a 2-day workshop on my book "Rediscover the Joy of Learning" to teachers and counselors of the Utah Corrections Department. These teachers and counselors were responsible for the adolescents who had been incarcerated in the Utah Prisons. Later on in May 1998, I spoke at the statewide Troubled Youth Conference for the State of Utah—and my fascination grew even more. As I listened to the key-note speaker tell his story of growing up on ...<< MORE >>

Ever since November 1997, I have been fascinated by the troubled youth of our land. I also was struck by the similar patterns I had noticed in some of the students with whom I had worked. As school shootings increased around the country, I became even more curious as to what I could do. I was primarily fascinated by the process of HOW these adolescents got to where they were. How was it that they dropped through the cracks of our educational and social system? After all, most of the time, when ...<< MORE >>

What about some of the typical behaviors or symptoms, if you will, that result from this condition? Can we explain how they manifest themselves in a student with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) symptoms? Let's consider some of them. Hyperactivity -- If you had multiple images flashing simultaneously in your head and you had a demand from a parent or teacher to "act right" or "behave" or "do better," what do you think you would do? Many students with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) symptoms respond by focusing on the internal pictures and trying to control them. And ...<< MORE >>

What causes Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) behavioral symptoms? Why is it that some people have them temporarily and in others they persist over time? Is it possible that the symptoms are caused by different life events which need to be treated differently? My attempt to answer these questions follows. My belief is that the symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) are caused by the perception that the mind is out of control which generates behavioral symptoms that they also cannot control. This out of control mind can be initially ...<< MORE >>

NEW YEAR! NEW VISION?? NEW PASSION??? One of the most powerful and inspiring forces that we human beings can choose to enter into is that of a new vision and passion for our journey in life. AND, the upcoming new year seems to be the most likely and perfect time to choose this new journey. EVERYTHING seems to point toward it. ...<< MORE >>