Thursday, November 10 -- Week 10 and 11 TRADITIONAL CALENDAR

Kudos to Lorin for her hard work and her consistency!

Weeks 10 and 11 began last week.  Remember that because these two weeks are about Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, they are due together on Monday, November 14.  To stay on schedule, you should be working on finishing Week 11 work today.

Please welcome Mrs. Parvin to our course!  She has been observing our class the last few weeks and is going to be gradually taking over teaching responsibilities as she complete her NCVPS Teacher in Training.  Look for an email from her in your inbox soon! 

The 5th habit is "Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood."  The most important part of communication is listening. Covey says that we listen autobiographically or we miss the meaning of what someone is saying because we are focused on our own experience.  We rush into other people's issues and try to fix them by giving advice without taking the time to truly understand the problem.  When you do not listen actively, you end up responding in one of the following ways:
1.  Evaluating - you judge and then agree or disagree
2.  Probing - you ask questions from your own frame of reference
3.  Advising - you give counsel, advice, and solutions to problems
4.  Interpreting - you analyze others' motives and behaviors based on your own experiences
                                  (https://www.stephencovey.com/7habits/7habits-habit5.php)
Consider opening yourself up to listening the next time someone talks to you.  You are vulnerable when you are truly listening which means you are also influenceable therefor able to influence others. Once you understand what someone is saying, you can then be understood.

The 6th habit is SYNERGIZE.  It is the 3rd habit that deals with interdependence. According to LeaderU, this habit can be summarized with four ideas:

• You don't have to take insults personally.
• You can sidestep negative energy.
• You can look for the good in others.
• You can express ideas, feelings, and experiences in a way that will encourage others to be open also.

Message me in the course (use the inbox or send me a message from the gradebook), text/call me outside of Canvas at 919-435-2008, email me at melissa.dettman@ncpublicschools.gov, or message me using Remind.  If I do not answer right away, I will answer as soon as I can and definitely within 24 hours.  You can also get help using the Peer Tutoring Center -- click on the PTC quick link on our homepage.