Begin with the end in mind...
Richard Reynolds M.Div.,M.Ed.,Ed.S.
Dynamic and Pioneering Leader in K12 Education Innovation |, Career Development Specialist | Higher Education Leadership | Workforce Development & Adult Learning Expert | Keynote Speaker | Instructional Design Authority
Begin with the End in Mind
Stephen Covey has made this phrase,” Begin with the end in Mind” so popular it has almost become trite and lost its meaning. Another way to bring life to this old phrase is to think of the outcomes that one wants to see. More people think of “what’s next…” instead of focusing on a particular outcome and how to reach that outcome!
Take this summer as you have more time to spend with your child or children and think about the outcome you want for him or her. Years down the road after high school graduation and after whatever formal training your child receives after high school what WOULD you like to be the outcome that you would like to see for your child?
Most might think this is archaic to think about outcomes when it comes to a child’s life but it is not archaic but instead a type of proactive parenting. For example, all schools both public and private are having a hard time with students attending regularly and even with parents getting their child to school on time. Schools are also having trouble with many students coming to school that has been up all night watching tv, YouTube or playing video games. One does not have to be a child development expert to know some of the basics that are needed such as regular school attendance, getting a child to school on time or making sure they have the needed sleep. If that outcome that one pictures for your child is to happen one can’t wait till the senior year to begin to put things in place one must start years before~!
Do this homework exercise. Get alone. Get a pad of paper. Begin to reflect and envision what you want the end to look like after the graduation for your child or even after college. Then work backward and begin to write what that is going to take to make that more than a wish or daydream but a reality. Conception does not make one a parent. Parenting begins with doing what is best for the child and not what is the most convenient thing at the time for the adult. Begin now with the end in mind and make this a summer to remember,
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Learning Activist, Steward, Architect, Speaker-Presenter, Consultant, and Coach
5 年The interesting thing about messages like this is that they imply we could stop learning. It is that misunderstanding about learning that perpetuates so much of our mess. We can no more stop learning than we can stop our hearts from beating. That's not the issue. The issue is the learning healthy or unhealthy - adaptive or maladaptive? Learning is not just one of the things we do. Everything we do, in every of moment life, involves learning; every movement we move, every emotion we feel, every word we know, and every thought we think. Babies learn to become children, children learn to become teens, and teens learn to become adults. From gene expressions and brain wiring, to social-emotional development, linguistic proficiency, abstract thinking, self-reflexivity, artistic expression, academic achievement, vocational success, professional development… and on and on… every aspect of human life involves learning. Learning, far more any other human activity, shapes each and all of our lives.? https://www.learningstewards.org/