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Susan Kovalik		 Absence of Threat
Ensuring a learning environment that is threat-free is the first and most important step in creating a bodybrain-compatible classroom. The first step is to establish classroom behavior expectations which calls for Lifelong Guidelines:
Lifelong Guidelines
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  • TRUSTWORTHINESS 
  • TRUTHFULNESS 
  • ACTIVE LISTENING 
  • NO PUT-DOWNS 
  • PERSONAL BEST 
LIFESKILLS
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The LIFESKILLS that follow explain in detail the meaning of personal best. An individual working on incorporating the LIFESKILLS into daily behavior is acting on the personal best guideline.
 
  • INTEGRITY: To act according to a sense of what's right and wrong 
  • INITIATIVE: To do something, of one's own free will, because it needs to be done 
  • FLEXIBILITY: To be willing to alter plans when necessary 
  • PERSEVERANCE: To keep at it 
  • ORGANIZATION: To plan, arrange, and implement in an orderly way; to keep things orderly and ready to use 
  • SENSE OF HUMOR: To laugh and be playful without harming others 
  • EFFORT: To do your best 
  • COMMON SENSE: To use good judgment 
  • PROBLEM-SOLVING: To create solutions in difficult situations and everyday problems 
  • RESPONSIBILITY: To respond when appropriate, to be accountable for your actions 
  • PATIENCE: To wait calmly for someone or something 
  • FRIENDSHIP: To make and keep a friend through mutual trust and caring 
  • CURIOSITY: A desire to investigate and seek understanding of one's world 
  • COOPERATION: To work together toward a common goal 
  • CARING: To feel and show concern for others 
  • COURAGE: To act according to one's beliefs 
  • PRIDE: Satisfaction from doing your Personal Best