for Group Leaders

The Goal Setting for Students® book teaches
students (grades 5 -12) how to take more
responsibility for their education.

“The concepts presented in this content are an essential part of developing responsible, caring, and
respectful young people.”
Liz Gibbons, Executive Director Character Plus

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David Sarnoff once said: “What the human mind can conceive and believe; it can accomplish.”

When we teach children how to set and achieve goals, and how to apply these principles in the classroom, children learn that they play a significant role in their education and in their future.  

Think of the possibilities when children develop a clear vision of how to take ownership of their education.  That vision becomes their internal, self-directed motivation.  By learning how to set and achieve goals, how to overcome challenges, the importance of being positive, and how to measure their progress, children learn how to enhance and increase their chances for success.  The Goal Setting for Students^® book can help you teach children valuable life lessons.

The Goal Setting for Students^® book is used in all environments where children are being encouraged to succeed.  For example:

• Home schooling
• Classrooms
• Church groups
• Guidance counselors
• After school programs
• Girl scout groups
• 4 – H groups  
• Alternative education programs
• At – risk programs
• Summer camps

What Your Students Will Learn

Where it is being used?

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Benefits

Goal Setting for Students book^® vs. Private Tutors

The Goal Setting for Students book has won three national book awards.

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Some ideas to help you facilitate a group discussion 

I feel like I’m preaching to the choir, but I’ve included some tips I read virtually every time I talk to a group of teenagers.  Hopefully they will help you.

1. Don't lecture - facilitate!
   
   
2. Be a tour guide in the discussion - don't dominate it
   
   
3. Keep the discussion centered on the topic
   
   
4. Use open-ended discussions stimulation questions
   
   
5. Promote friendly discussion
   
   
6. Praise and congratulate them
   
   
7. When in doubt - LISTEN