Every learner should be respected for their differences and taught appropriately to their needs.

Dreaming is not enough...you also have to sweat.

Steps toward motivation
Learning to want to learn is a process and takes time - especially for learners who have experienced failure and frustration, and thus experience "learned helplessness."

Realizing
"I can't do it" means "...yet"

Why phonics training, and pronunciation, are so important
(even for teachers 😊)

Just do your very best
and do not worry about the rest.

Changing "I can't do it" to "I can do it."

"Discipline with Dignity":
Beyond Obedience, by Richard L Curwin, Allen N Mendler

Article by a past instructor at David Yellin: " Models of discipline that are based on responsibility require teaching students the skills of decision making and providing opportunities to see appropriate behaviors in action from good role models."

Link to Rick's books in Amazon (for some reason the prices are in...yen?)