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An Attitude - Which One Would You Like? Kindergarten-Lifelong"It’s encouraging to know that we don’t have to be victims of circumstance. We have a choice of our attitude responses, and it truly is a benefit to us that we do." -
How to Intrinsically Motivate our Teens - Applying Self-Determination Theory in the Classroom Grade 9-Grade 12"Why are some teens highly motivated while other teens just seem to go through the motions? Self-determination Theory explains why some teens continue to pursue goals in spite of life's challenges and stressors. Competence, autonomy, and relatedness are... -
Ken D. Bilima - Dialogue with an Adventist Diplomat from Malawi Grade 10-LifelongHow many Seventh-Day Adventists do you know of that are referred to as His Excellency? Mr. Bilima tells about his family background, his educational experiences, his work in diplomatic service, and many more interesting aspects of his work and life. -
Ljiljana (Lilo) Ljubisic - Dialogue with an Adventist world-class athlete Grade 10-LifelongLjiljana Ljubisic answers questions regarding her life and career - What has helped you most to be successful? What was the cause of your blindness? What made you decide to become an athlete? -
Measuring Success TertiaryThis brief editorial note offers an interesting perspective on viable approaches to measuring success in church growth initiatives. -
Numbers Don't Tell the Whole Story Grade 9-Tertiary"This case study responds to the debate over ‘toxic teachers’, tertiary entry ranking and access to university. Implications for federal and state policy are proposed. For 22 years Avondale College of Higher Education has been operating a... -
Social and Emotional Problems Related to Dyslexia Kindergarten-Grade 12The social and emotional difficulties of dyslexia are discussed. Dyslexics' frustration often centers on their inability to meet expectations. Problems include awkwardness in social relationships, variation and inconsistency, anxiety, self-esteem and feelings... -
Student Success: How to Help Your Child - A Primer for Parents Kindergarten-Grade 12What can parents do to help their children succeed? Ed Christian provides a practical discussion of how teachers and parents can work together to help students be successful. Special emphasis is given to the role of the parents, however. Christian suggests... -
Success stories: The development of a theory to explain the qualities found in Adventist schools that show consistent enrollment increases Kindergarten-Grade 12What are the qualities found in select Adventist schools that show consistent enrollment increases over the last five years? The telling of their success stories gives clues to how others might reverse the enrollment trend in Adventist Education which has... -
Thinking Success Kindergarten-Grade 12School administrators with high expectations, positive self-concepts, and specific goals, will greatly improve any school program. Most individuals live up to the expectations others hold for them. School administrators can influence student achievement without... -
Tips for Motivating the Under-Achieving Student Kindergarten-Grade 12The best way for teachers to motivate their students is by being accepting, respecting, and genuinely caring, coupled with a program that teaches how to organize and persevere. A definition of underachievement, characteristics, and identification of underachievers,... -
To Be or Not to Be Grade 11-LifelongAdapted from Ella Smith's 2011 graduation service address at Avondale College. "While each person’s purpose in life is vastly different from Hamlet’s, they must also come to grips with the same inner parameters of who they are, and then choose...