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ŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞƐ͘
DĂŶLJ ĞĚƵĐĂƚŽƌƐ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ >ĞĂƌŶĞĚ ,ĞůƉůĞƐƐŶĞƐƐ
ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞƐ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ƚŽ ĚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ďĞƐƚ͘ /Ŷ
reality, research has shown that people Be careful, though, because not all seem-
ŽŶůLJ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ŝŶŐůLJ ƵŶŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂƌĞ ĂƩĞŵƉƚ-
ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ͘ /Ŷ ing to control their surroundings, alter-
ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ͕ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŵŽƟǀĂƟŶŐ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ŶĂƟǀĞůLJ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƐŽŵĞ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ǁŚŽ
ŝƐ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ͘ ,ĞůƉŝŶŐ ĂƉƉĞĂƌ ƚŽ ďĞ ƵŶŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚ ďƵƚ ŝŶ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ
ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶ ƵŶĚŝĂŐŶŽƐĞĚ ůĞĂƌŶ-
then surpass it, is the best way to ensure ing disability.
success.
DĂŶLJ ƟŵĞƐ͕ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĚŝƐĂ-
,Ğ͛Ɛ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚ ŽŶĞ ĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ƵŶŵŽƟǀĂƚ- ďŝůŝƟĞƐ ƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ ůŝƩůĞ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ
ĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ͍ feedback from their teachers and par-
dŚŝŶŬ ĂďŽƵƚ ŵŽƟǀĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĂƐ Ă ƌĞ- ĞŶƚƐ͘ ^ŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ŵŝƐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚ
ůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ Ă ƉĂƌĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ Ă ĐŚŝůĚ͘ and labeled as “lazy,” “slow,” or “unmo-
Bulletin
zŽƵ ůŽǀĞ LJŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚ ďƵƚ ƐŽŵĞ ĚĂLJƐ ĂƌĞ ƟǀĂƚĞĚ͘͟ ZĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐ ŐŽŽĚ ĂďŽƵƚ
good and some days are not as good. You what they are able to accomplish, chil-
ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ĞdžƉĞĐƚ ŵŽƟǀĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐůLJ ĚƌĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ ŽŌĞŶ ĞŶĚ
ďĞ ƐŬLJ ŚŝŐŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞƌĞ- ƵƉ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐ ƐŚĂŵĞ ĂŶĚ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͘
fore, accept the days that are not as great
ĂŶĚ ďƌĂŝŶƐƚŽƌŵ ŝĚĞĂƐ ƚŽ ŵŽǀĞ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͘ ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ /ŽǁĂ ĂŶĚ
the UCLA indicates that as much as 70%
WƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ ŐƌĞĂƚ ŵŽƟǀĂƟŽŶ͘ ŽĨ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ > ƐƵīĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ƉŽŽƌ
WƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ ŽŶůLJ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ self-esteem. Dr. Marshall Raskind, an
ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ĞdžŝƐƚƐ͘ /Ĩ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĞdžƉĞƌƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĮĞůĚ ŽĨ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝ-
ŝƐ ŶŽ ůŽŶŐĞƌ Ă ƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƟǀĂ- ƟĞƐ͕ ƐĂLJƐ͕ ͞KǀĞƌ ƟŵĞ͕ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ >
ƟŽŶ ǀĂŶŝƐŚĞƐ͘ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ ƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ may just stop trying, entering a state of
ŶŽƚ Ă ůŽŶŐ ƚĞƌŵ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͘ /ŶƐƚĞĂĚ͕ ĐŚŝů- ‘learned helplessness’ where they see lit-
ĚƌĞŶ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶ͘ ƚůĞ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞīŽƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ
ƵůƟŵĂƚĞ ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ͘ ͚tŚLJ ďŽƚŚĞƌ͍͛ ƚŚĞLJ
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