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WORKSHEET
Wanda is not persistent because she won’t stay with a task un l she has learned it or un l she has completed it. In the modern world, there are so many distrac ons available that it is hard to be persistent even if you don’t have the type of thinking illustrated by Wanda. But because many children think like Wanda, they can easily jus fy not being persistent.
As with many Thumbs Down behaviors, the truly nega ve consequences (of not being persistent will occur in the future. This may be failure in high school or an inability to keep a job. It may have many other personal negative consequences like when trying to stick with a diet. Ultimately, not being persistent will have many signi cant nega ve consequences.
1. A er the two failed hun ng trips, what was Wanda telling herself about hun ng?
“This is a waste of me. The teachers don’t know what they are doing.”
2. Was that S nky Thinking or Good Thinking?
S nky Thinking.
3. What was her behavior toward hun ng?
She refused to try and learn how to hunt any be er.
4. Was that Thumbs up or Thumbs Down?
Thumbs Down
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