Katie Booser is a third-grade teacher at Franklin Elementary School in Santa Barbara. Every day she says affirmations (肯定) with her students such as “I believe in myself”, “I am strong”, and “I am smart”. This is something she has done with every class for the past 10 years.
“I’ve been doing this same pep talk with my students since I’ve taught 3rd grade. We start off doing it before every test, but the best part is that each year, the kids finally ask to do it at all different times in our day,” she said.
“Words of affirmation matter, and as my friend Jenny likes to say, it’s how we change the conversation. And most importantly, when we start them with our children at a young age, that’s how our world becomes a much better place,” she said.
Booser says she was inspired by the teachers who taught her how to believe in herself when she was studying in school. “As a student myself, I was that worried kid ... I was nervous, especially before testing or like a big exam,” Booser said. What helped were “I am” statements(陈述), she said. Studies have proven that “I am” statements really work on “tricking” your brain into believing what you are telling it.
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