In January students were introduced to
R Factor Discipline #4: Adjust and Adapt. The ability to Adjust and Adapt in response to change in a POSITIVE and PROACTIVE way is an essential life skill. We know that by resenting or resisting change will not make the change go away, but will make it more stressful and difficult to deal with. Life is constantly changing and we want students to be able to make ON PATH responses to the changes around them.
We need to Adjust and Adapt when...
#1 We don't get the outcome we want. Sometimes we do all the right things. We apply E+R=O (event + response = outcome). We are faced with an event, we press pause, we get our minds right and we step up to make an on path choice and STILL don't get the outcome we wanted. That happens sometimes and that's a reason why we need to Adjust and Adapt. Our O (outcome) is feedback on how well our R (response) is working. Success requires constant adjustment.
#2 The event changes. For example, you get to the airport and your flight is cancelled. You get to school and you have a guest teacher for the day. Maybe a meeting is rescheduled. These are examples of when we need to press pause, adjust and adapt and step up to make an discipline driven response.
It's worth restating that we need to see these 3 things in the changes around us:
#1 Necessity: What is the "why" behind the change?
#2 Opportunity: How can I grow from this change?
#3 Advantage: How can I use this change to my advantage and the advantage of others?
We encourage our students to have a positive mindset in response to change.
Below is a video clip we shared with students during ouR time. We encouraged our students to think, "How did Maui respond when his outcome changed? He did all the right things. He defeated the snail to get his hook back. He was courageous and applied ERO and still didn't get the outcome he wanted. How did he respond?
