I love this poster. In the FIE world, we actually value and teach how to learn from our mistakes. Too often school is a place where mistakes are dreaded because they impact a child's grade. Yet there is a group of people in the world who are PAID to make mistakes daily, over and over, and we call them geniuses.  Also known as inventors or researchers, these men and women may need years of errors to learn from before the big break through happens. But heaven forbid a child in 4th grade be given the same opportunity!  My favorite quote on this topic, "I have made mistakes over and over and over again and that is why I succeed!" comes from the icon of basketball, Mr. Michael Jordan. I had the pleasure of meeting Michael's mother just last week and you cannot be with this amazing woman for very long without recognizing that she is one of the reasons Michael succeeded. She helped him profit from his mistakes! They aren't to be feared, but to be embraced as a challenge for improvement. May your day be filled with mistakes...that you learn from!
All the Best,
Jeanne Zehr

"Wisdom is the tree of life," so says Proverbs 3:18 and if you visited Melbourne, Australia, you could witness wisdom at work through the heart and hands of the Independent Schools Victoria. This organization provides leadership and professional development to over 200 private schools in the southeastern state of Victoria.  ISV is an Authorized Training Center for the Feuerstein Programs and they are implementing wisely! I had the honor to provide 3 weeks of coaching and training.

As you can witness here, this was an exceptional group of thinkers who took the program motto of "just a moment...let me think" very seriously!  Thanks to an Australian government grant, ISV has the opportunity to train 2 staff members from each school. So these pictures represent principals, teachers, support staff, and psychologists. We had an amazing 3 weeks of challenge and growth!

Back in Indiana, new training sponsored by United Way of Allen county rolls out in January and February, 2014. Call 260-469-4002 and talk to Ruthie Krueger. She will give you all the details! Until then, mediate intentionally and with meaning my friends, and your students and clients will soar!