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Today I saw Whoopi Goldberg make an interesting reference to a word so dangerous to young people, in fact all people, that it can change the course of an entire life.

That word is Stupid.

Young children believe in the words of adults. They are supposed to. This how they learn and get their words of guidance.

When an adult tells any young child or teen that they are stupid there is a chance that the young person hasn’t developed the reasoning to grasp the use of that word enough to realize that is not a TRUE reflection of who and what they are.

They truly believe they are stupid and this may inhibit their motivation and ambition for personal effort and growth. Plus each child will have their own view of what the word stupid means, a childlike view that may be much more than what the adult realized or meant.

In essence, be very careful of the words you choose to use and how you say them to people especially young people.

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Just a quick moment of special thanks to the many teachers who stop by to read The Human Life Map Blogcast. It seems like I deal with so many of the demands of life that teachers don’t get their fair share.

Here are some great tips for teachers.

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Each and every one of us has personal likes and dislikes. There are those that are good with their mind and others that excel with their hands.

Children are extremely sensitive to their desires and natural traits.

Here are 10 ways to engage students into learning with more vigor and enthusiasm.

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Reading is a foundation skill that is the basis for language usage and communication between people. You will continue learn throughout your life, but early childhood years are very important for developing literacy.

Fully 75% of all children who lack reading skills until the age of nine will continue to have difficulty with their reading through high school.

It is vital that adults help children with phonics, fluency and comprehension at an early age. In fact, 80% of the children identified as having learning disabilities have their major challenge in reading and comprehension.

Help children develop good reading habits. Have a scheduled reading time before bed and encourage their reading efforts. Teach children to learn about the world by reading from the encyclopedia or other books of general world knowledge.

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It is important that children understand that learning is an ongoing process and that it doesn’t have to be a chore, it can be fun. Formal schooling is only one basic step of learning.

Every experience in daily life offers a new opportunity to learn and improve.

So many young people truly believe that the process of learning is finite and ends once they leave or graduate from school. They shut their brains down and assume that they know everything they need to know in order to live a fulfilling life.

Then life comes back to bite them with the reality of responsibility and the need for knowledge and personal growth.

Teach young children early on to have a mindset of constantly learning during daily functions. Make learning a fun process especially for very young children. If children associate any pain to the learning process they will carry that thought into adulthood.

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