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Underachieve

ment

Why do we accept adequacy in place of excellence?


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What isunderachievement?

un⋅der⋅a⋅chieve[uhn-der-uh-cheev] –verb (used without object) -a!chieved

-a!chiev!in"# $# to perfor% esp#acade%ically below the potentialindicated by tests of one&s %ental ability

or aptitude# '# to perfor% belowexpectations or achieve less thanexpected esp# by others#

s dened by dictionary#co%


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What does it mean for you inregards to your child?

*here are several types ofunderachievers# We will call the%

+players, for the purpose of thislearnin" exercisease .tudies- /rea0 into s%all

"roups and %atch the description ofeach type of underachiever with the+player,


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The Players

*he 1ebel *he onfor%ist

*he .tressed 2earner *he .tru""lin" .tudent *he 3icti% *he 4istracted 2earner *he /ored .tudent *he o%placent 2earner *he .in"le-.ided chiever


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The Rebel

*he rebel student is one who holdsti"ht to any type of control he or she

%ay have# 5n the case ofunderachieve%ent it is by refusin"to cooperate with the wishes ofothers whether it be teachers orparents#


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The Conformist

*he confor%ist is a child who hasdiscovered that doin" well in school

is not worth their e6ort or ti%e# *his situation can develop when a

child nishes wor0 early and issi%ply assi"ned %ore#


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The Stressed Learner

lso 0nown as the 7erfectionist8othin" is ever "ood enou"h

9nable to choose between projectchoices or subjects due to feelin" asthou"h each deserves consideration


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The Victim

dults involved in the students lifehave spent a%ple ti%e in %eetin"

and discussin" reasons as to why thechild is not succeedin"# *he adults inhis or her life %ay have focused oncreatin" plans for achieve%ent thatdo not place responsibility directly onthe child# *he child has "rownaccusto%ed to others doin" the wor0

and has not ta0en responsibility in


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The istracted Learner


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The !ored Student

:ore than just bein" bored there%ay be fear or a lac0 of willin"ness

to try *hey 4id 8ot >ive 9p

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The Com"lacent Learner

*his student is co%pletely satisedwith his or her achieve%ent# While

others believe that the student %aydo better if they were to si%plyapply the%selves the student doesnot feel a need to do so#

+>ood better best# 8ever rest until"ood be better and better best# +:other >oose


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The Single#Sided$chiever

*his studentchooses which

classes orsubjects arei%portant to

hi% or her#


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'( !e a model of$chievement

*hat@s ri"htA 5f you want your child todo his or her best %odel this

behavior#


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)( *ntroduce the student toother adults +ho are achievers

*his can be especially powerful if yound so%eone who shares co%%on

interests with the child#


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,( Communicate youre%"eriences

/e specicABor exa%ple it is not enou"h for you

to tell your child to practice playin"the piano# *ell your child that youwant hi% or her to practice for 'C%inutes a day#


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-( .ive the student some /ho+#to0 hel" to become motivated

Delp your childbeco%e %oreinterested in what

he or she islearnin" bypresentin" the

%aterial in a waythat he or she %aynd %oreappealin"#


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1( &a2e sure the student has thetime to develo" and "ractice thes2ills necessary for success

s the sayin""oes practice%a0es perfectA


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3( 4ncourage and "raiselearning e5orts

:a0e sure that you ta0e notice toany 0ind of achieve%ents whether

they be lar"e or s%all#1eward your child with acon"ratulations a hu" or so%ethin"si%ple# *his can %a0e a bi"di6erence#


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4ight Characteristics of$chievers

Who are achievers and what do they do?


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$chievers are6

>oal


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$chievers are6

7ositive *hin0ers 5f you believe it

you can achieve itA 1e=ect on the

successes youhave already had#Dow did you "et tothat point?


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$chievers are6

ondent 5f you are sure of

yourself it shows inwhat you do andwho you are#

*his also helps youto ta0e ris0s because

you 0now that if youfall you@ll be able topic0 yourself upa"ain#

+ondence co%es not fro%always bein" ri"ht but fro%not fearin" to be wron"#, 7eter *# :cintyre


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$chievers are6

1esilientbility to overco%e and +bounce,

bac04o not let failure stop the%


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$chievers are6

7rocient Dave attained the s0ills to beco%e successful :ay be basic to advanced and specic

1is0 *a0ers Willin" to ta0e a chance and try so%ethin" new

ble to push the li%its+1is0 ta0in" requires coura"e and condence inone@s abilitiesG achievers have both#, 4ianeDeacox


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4leven PositiveCoaching Ti"s forParents

What can you do at ho%e?


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4leven Positive Coaching Ti"sfor Parents 7cont8d9

$C# :ini%iOe anxiety$$# /uild self estee%


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Parenting PitfallsDow can they be avoided?


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4ight Parenting Pitfalls

$# 9nreasonableexpectations

'# *he need to controlH# >ivin" upI# Brequent use of

payo6sJ# .avin" the childK# n"er and "uilt tripsL# 7anic

M# 7unish%ent


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What .ifted Students Wantfrom Their Parents

$# /e supportive and encoura"in"'# 4on@t expect perfection or too %uch fro%

us

H# 4on@t pressure us or be too de%andin"I# Delp us with our schoolwor0Pho%ewor0J# Delp us to develop our talentsK# /e understandin"

L# 4on@t expect strai"ht @sM# llow us so%e independenceN# *al0P2isten to us$C#2et us try other pro"ra%s


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4nd note6

QRheshire 7uss, (said lice)

+Would you tell %e please which way 5 ou"ht to "o fro% here?,

+*hat depends a "ood deal on where you want to "et to, said the at#

+5 don&t %uch care whereE,said lice#

+*hen it doesn&t %atter which way you "o, said the at#

+--so lon" as 5 "et .


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:andouts

7arent .urvey- to deter%ine whetheror not you are helpin" to support

your child@s achieve%ent ta0e thesurvey# hec0 %y wi0i to evaluateyour +answers,#

*hin"s to do today- %ay helpstudents who are easilyoverwhel%ed or those who havefallen behind

7roject ideas- hoices hoices


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