Mrs. Gorski I think I have the Wiggle Fidgets幼兒繪本故事

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IThinkIHaye

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“DavidSheldon,youaredistractingyourneighboragain,"saidMrs.Gorskiwithherseriousvoice.

“Youaregoingtohavetostopmakingthatnoisewithyourpencil!”

ItriedtoexplainthatIonlywantedtoseehowmanytimesIcouldrollmypenciltotheveryedgeofmydeskwithoutitfallingoff,butMrs.Gorskiinterruptedme.

“Idonotneedanexplanation,David,

butIdoneedyoutopayattentioninclass.”

Onceagain,everyoneintheclasswasstaringatme.

IgetthefeelingMrs.Gorskidoesn'tlikemeverymuch.Icantellbythewayhervoicechangeswhenshe

speakstome.It'sher“SpeakingtoDavid”voice.

Theproblemis,I'mnotthinkingaboutpayingattentionwhenI'mnotpayingattention.

IfIwerethinkingaboutpayingattentionwhenI'mnotpayingattention,Iwoulddefinitelypayattention.

Iwanttopayattentionbutitisjustsohardwhenanexcitingideapopsintomyhead.

Nothingelseseems

importantwhenthere

areideastothinkabout.

三

EverydayIdosomethingthatupsetsMrs.Gorski.

Inevermeantodoit,butithappensanyway.IwasfollowingMrs.Gorski'sdirections,

Likethetimewehadourfirstfiredrill.exceptIwasononefoot...untilIfelldown.

Ireallymadehermadthatday.

Mrs.Gorskitoldustostandsinglefile,

ontheline,intheparkinglot.Ireallytriedtopayattentionandfollowtheinstructions,butIgotareallygoodidea...

IwantedtoseehowLongIcouldstandononefoot

withmyeyesclosed

withbothhandsonmyshoulderswhilehoppinginplace

whilestandingsinglefile

ontheline

intheparkinglot.

Maybeshegotupsetbecauseourclasswastheonlyonethatwasn'tstandingduringthefiredrill.

Butthatwasnothingcomparedtoyesterdayinthecafeteria.

Itallstartedwithapuddingcupandanidea.

Iwasn'ttryingtomakeamess.Ijustwantedtoseehowmuchpressurethelidcouldtakebefore...well,youcanimagine.

Ididn'tseeMrs.Gorskistandingbehindme,andIdidn'tthinkapuddingcupcouldmakesuchamess.

“Whatpossessesyoutodosuchthings,David?”Mrs.Gorskiaskedwithherextrafrustrated

“SpeakingtoDavid”voice.

ItriedtoexplainIdidn'tthinkthe

puddingwouldshootthatfar,butsheinterruptedme.

“David,Iwillbesendinganotehometoyourparents.”

Idon'tknowwhyIdowhatIdo!IwishIcouldstopmyself.

IcanalwaysseethemistakesImake...IwishIwouldthinkalittlemore

afterImakethem.Butbeforethey'rebeforeItestmygreatideas.

mistakes,theyjustseemlikegreatideas.

IwishIdidn'tgetoneveryone'snerves.

ThatnightIlistenedwhilemyparentstalkedaboutMrs.Gorski'sletter.

“Davidjusthasthewigglefidgets.IhadthewigglefidgetswhenIwasakid.Ihadsomanyideasbouncingaroundinmymindthatitwas

impossibleformetositstill,”mydadtoldmymom.

“Mrs.GorskiwantstomeetwithusMondayafternoon,”mymomreplied.

IhaveuntilMondaytothinkofaplan,andIknoWwhatIhavetodo.

I'Llhavetofindawaytostopthewigglefidgets!

IknowI'mnottheonlykidstrugglingwiththewigglefidgets.

THISCOULDBEMYGREATESTDISCOVERYYET!

IspentmostofSaturdayafternoonbrainstorming.

I'mgreatatthat.Brainstormingisoneofmystrengths.

IhavetobecarefulthatnoneofmyideasforthewigglefidgetswillbedistractingtomeormyclassorMrs.Gorski.

MondayafterschoolIwenttomylockertogetwhatIneededforthemeeting:mynotebookandmyboxofitemstohelpwiththewigglefidgets.

IfoundmyparentsandMrs.Gorskiintheclassroom.

Usingmymostseriousvoice,Isaid,“Mom,Dad,Mrs.Gorski,onSaturdayIdiscoveredexactlywhatmyproblemis.

Ilearnedsomeimportantinformationthathasinspiredmetocomeupwithasolutionforthisveryserious—butcommon—struggle.”

Ilookedatmydad,andthenIsaid,

“TheproblemIhaveiscalledthewigglefidgets!Itissomethingthatyoucaninheritfromyour

parents,oryoucanjusthaveit.

MyparentsandMrs.Gorskijustlistened.

“Mydadhadthewigglefidgetswhenhe

wasakid.ThedifferenceisIhavecomeupwithapossiblecure.Oratleastit's

somethingthatmighthelpalittle.

IttookalldayonSaturdaytodevelopit.”

“Ihavecomeupwithafewthingsthatwillhelpmepay

attentionbetter,"Iannouncedwhilespreadingsomenotecardsonthetable.“Thesearemyattentioncards—patentpending.”

“IfIputoneofthesecardsonmydesk,itwillremindmetofocusandleavethedistractingideasandthoughtsalone.”

FocusandListen

Attention!

SAVETHATIDEAFORLATER!

“Thisway,Mrs.Gorski,you

cansaveyourvoiceandIcansavemyselffrombecoming

embarrassed.Everyoneintheclassbecomesdistractedwhenyouaskmetopayattention.”

THINKaboutwhatweare

WORKINGON!

Whatarethe

CONSEQUENCES?

“Butthat'snotmyonlyideaforthe wigglefidgets.Ialsohaveatimerthatcountsdownsilently.

“I'vediscoveredthat,ifIknowexactlyhowlongIneedtopayattention,

itkeepsmefromwonderingabouthowlongIneedtopayattention.”

Icouldn'tbelieveit;Mrs.GorskiwasactuallySMILINGATME!

Shehasn'tsmiledatmefora

Long,Long,longtime.

Then,usingmyseriousannouncementvoice,Isaid,“Forthesuperwigglyfidgetdays,Ineedto

havesomethingtodo.Evenifitisjustasmallsomethingtofidgetwith,likethisstressball.

“I'venoticedthatwhenIfidgetwiththestressballathome,itactuallyhelpsmepayattention.I'm

notsureexactlyhowitworks,butIknowitdoes.”

IhopedMrs.Gorskiwasstilllistening.

“Anotherwaytohelpmakethewigglefidgetsgoawayisto

movejustalittle.SometimesmylegsfeelLiketheyaregoingtorunawaywithoutme.IfIcouldjusterasethechalkboardorhandoutpapersor,betteryet,runyourpaperstotheschooloffice,mylegsmightnotbesowigglyatmydesk.IhavealsonoticedthatthemoreIgettomoveduringrecess,thelessImoveat

mydesk.Plus,recessseemstohelpmybrainfeelrefreshedandreadytofocus.”IwantedtohelpMrs.Gorskiunderstand.

“Yourideasmightworkwellathometoo,”saidmymom.

“David,youalwayscomeupwiththemostoriginalideas.YouremindmeofakidthatIusedtoknow,"mydad

addedwithasmile.

“Well,that'sallIhavefortoday.Iwillbeavailabletoanswerquestionsifanyonehasthem,”IsaidasIcollectedmyitems.

“David,Iamquiteimpressed,”Mrs.Gorski

announcedinavoicethatwasn'tfrustrated.“Ithinkyourideasarewonderful.Wewillstartusingthemtomorrow.Ofcoursewewillhavetokeepyourboxofideasfrombecomingadistractionfortherestoftheclass,butIamsurewecanmakethiswork.”

“Youknow,Mrs.Gorski,Iwasthinking,”Isaid,feelingquiteconfident.

“IthinkmyideasmighthelpJeremytoo.Hedoesn'tmovearoundasmuchasIdo,butIcantellthathegetstiredofsittingsometimes,especiallyduringsocialstudies.

IalsonoticethatKarinabecomesdistractedbyTimmywhenheactssilly.

Maybesomeoftheotherkidsinourclass

willwiggleandfidgetlesswithaLittlehelp.”

“Ithinkyourplanisgoingtohelpmemanagetheentire

classroom'swigglefidgets,"Mrs.Gorskirepliedwithasmile.

“IcanrememberwhenIhadthewigglefidgets.Icouldn'twaittogetupfrommydeskduringscienceclasstotouchtheprojectmaterialsorlookthroughthemicroscope.

“IcanrememberMrs.Smith,myscienceteacher,tellingmetositstillorIwouldn'tgettodothescienceactivity.”

“Mrs.Gorski,youhadthewigglefidgetstoo?”

“David,manygreatmindscomewiththewigglefidgets,”sheansweredwithasmile.

Inoticedshewasn'tusingherfrustrated“SpeakingwithDavid”voiceanymore.

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NewYorkTimesnationalbestseller,formerHarvardMedicalSchoolinstructor,andcurrentdirectoroftheHallowellCenterforCognitiveandEmotionalHealth

Fearisthegreatdisabler.Feariswhatkeepschildrenfromreal-izingtheirpotential.ItneedstobereplacedwithafeelingofI-know-I-can-make-progress-if-I-keep-trying-and-boy-do-I-

ever-want-to-do-that!

Oneofthegreatgoalsofparents,teachers,andcoachesshouldbetofindareasinwhichachildmightexperiencemastery,thenmakeitpossibleforthechildtofeelthispotentsensation.Thefeelingofmasterytransformsachildfromareluctant,fearfullearnerintoaself-motivatedplayer.Themistakethatparents,teachers,andcoachesoftenmakeisthattheydemandmasteryratherthanleadchildrentoitbyhelpingthemovercomethefearoffailure.Thebestparentsaregreatteachers.Mydefinitionofa

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Everydaygeniusesarecreative,STRONG,thoughtful,

andsometimeslearnalittledifferentlyfromothers.

Andthat'swhatmakesthemsospecial!

InMrs.Gorski,IThinkIHavetheWiggleFidgets,David

struggleswithpayingattention.Heoftengetsdistractedandheusuallydoesntknowthathe'sdonesomethingwronguntilafterithappens.ButDaviddiscoverstherearewaysthathecanhelphimselftostayfocusedandthatmanygreatmindsarethekindsthatmoveandshakeand

don'tstandstill

Haveyoueverstruggledtopayattentionorsitstill?Whathappened?

Inourstory,Davidcomesupwithaplantohelphimwithhiswigglefidgetsbyusingafewdifferenttechniques:

·

Attentioncards.IfDavidputsacardonhis

desk,itwillremindhimtofocusandleavehis

YoucantryusingDavid'stricksbutrememberthatthereisnorightorwrongmethodbecauseeverypersonisuniqueandlearnsdifferently.AndnoteverythingthatworksforDavidwillworkforyou.Doyouhaveawaythathelpsyoufocusyourattention?Haveyoutriedanywaysthatdidnotworksowell?Whathappened?

Ifyouorsomeoneyouknowhaseverstruggledwithfocusingyourattention,talkaboutitwithacaringadult.

Remember,everydaygeniusesarecreative,strong,thoughtful,andsometimeslearnalittledifferentlyfromothers.It'sneverabadthingtobedifferent—embracingandlearningfromourdifferencesiswhatmakestheworldabetterplace!

distractingthoughtsalone.

·

Silenttimer.UsingthesilenttimerhelpsDavid

seeexactlyhowlongheneedstopayattention.

·

Stressball.Forsuperwigglyfidgetdays,David

needssomethingtodotohelppayattention,likesquishingastressball.

·

Movingaround.Sometimesjustgettingup

andmovingaroundtheroomcanhelpDavidrefocushisenergy.

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AuthorBarbaraEshamwasoneofthosekidswhocouldn'tresistperformingapressuretestonapuddingcup.Shehasalwaysbeena“freeassociation”thinker,findinglifefarmoreinterestingwhileinastateofabstractthought.BarbaralivesontheEastCoastwithherthreedaughters.Together,inPiagetianfashion,theyhaveexploredtheideasandtheoriesbehindthedefinitionsofintelligence,creativity,learning,and

success.Barbresearchesandwritesfromherhomeoffice,inthesparetimeavailablebetweencarpools,

homework,andbedtime.

AbouttheIllustrators

CartooninghasbroughtMikeGordonacclaiminworldwidecompetitions,addingtohisinternationalreputationasatophumorousillustrator.Since1993hehascontinuedhissuccessfulcareerbasedinCalifornia,gaininganominationintheprestigious

NationalCartoonistSocietyAwards.Mikeistherenownedillustratorforthewildlypopularbookseries

beginningwithDoPrincessesWearHikingBoots?Mike

collaborateswithhissonCarlGordonfromacross

theworld.Theyhavebeenateamsince1999.Mikecreatesthelineillustrations,andthecolorisappliedbyCarlusingagraphicstabletandcomputer.CarlhasadegreeingraphicartandcurrentlylivesinCapeTown,SouthAfricawithhiswifeandkids.

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