<![CDATA[Six-Word Lessons - Mini-Blog]]>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:07:19 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Create a Rotating Student Mini Library]]>Fri, 28 Oct 2022 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.6wordlessons.com/lessons/create-a-rotating-student-mini-libraryPicture
​Students will have special interests and hobbies. It is important to give them access to materials that encourage this. A mini-library full of books about their interests as well as things being studied should be created. Rotate books out and add new ones as they finish with them, or interests change. Take this opportunity to encourage self-motivated learning.
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​Because you have gathered hundreds of pages of valuable memories, the temptation will be to include it all. However, consider the cost of publishing (which is based on book length) and what book length your readers prefer. A good target would be 60,000 to 80,000 words. Be assured that having a word limit can only be a good thing because it will help you choose only the most significant aspects and key interviewee accounts.
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​A master portfolio is a highlight of the student’s high school career. It emphasizes what was learned and done. Some colleges are moving away from standardized testing for acceptance and will accept master portfolios instead. This can be shown at a college interview for admission. It is best to work on this as they begin ninth grade and add to it each year.
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​Homeschooling is a perfect setup for teaching a special needs child. The pace of the year, the day, curriculum, and learning can be adjusted to the individual child. Fewer distractions and less anxiety are pluses to learning at home. One-on-one attention, the ability to use alternative learning approaches, and specialized accommodations are all benefits of homeschooling.
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A master portfolio is a highlight of the student’s high school career. It emphasizes what was learned and done. Some colleges are moving away from standardized testing for acceptance and will accept master portfolios instead. This can be shown at a college interview for admission. It is best to work on this as they begin ninth grade and add to it each year.​​
]]><![CDATA[Choose Your Work and People Carefully]]>Sun, 08 May 2022 00:10:22 GMThttps://www.6wordlessons.com/lessons/choose-your-work-and-people-carefully
If you are going to spend time working on a project, in a team, etc., make sure the work is significant to you, and that you care for the people you are engaging with. Sure, there will be trying times and moments where self-discipline is needed in the absence of motivation, but on the whole, you will always be best served by doing work you can love with people you can love.

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If someone on your team is more skilled, more capable, or more ready, get out of their way. If you are the most skilled for an assignment, then you must go first. Just do not confuse the two. If someone is more skilled than you, choose them to do what they do best while you take on a supporting role.

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]]><![CDATA[Without Choice It's Dictating not Leading]]>Sun, 08 May 2022 00:02:43 GMThttps://www.6wordlessons.com/lessons/without-choice-its-dictating-not-leading
As a manager, you might get people to do what you tell them to do, but what happens when you are not there to tell them? If people choose to follow because they believe in the vision and mission of the work they are doing with you, they will not need to be micromanaged. They may need some assistance solving problems and operating more efficiently, but they will not need you to always tell them what to do.

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]]><![CDATA[The Personal Choices You Make Matter]]>Sun, 08 May 2022 00:00:08 GMThttps://www.6wordlessons.com/lessons/the-personal-choices-you-make-matter
At some point along the way there was a fallacy, a make-believe story, that a person could behave one way “at work” and a completely different way “in real life.” Here’s the thing: people see right through that. Those who have chosen to follow you will observe everything about your life, the stories you tell and the way you live. Live a life you are proud of!

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]]><![CDATA[Why People Choose to Follow You]]>Sat, 07 May 2022 23:56:07 GMThttps://www.6wordlessons.com/lessons/why-people-choose-to-follow-you
Think of the people whom you have followed in your life. Why did you choose to follow them? Was it because you trusted them? Because you admired them? You wanted something they had? These are all reasons one person may choose to follow another, and there are many more. Now--think to yourself--why would you want someone to choose to follow you? Is it because you live out the ideals of integrity and success? How do you choose to lead?

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