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“Awonderfulbookseries..essentialforchildren.”

—Dr.CarolS.Dweck,

StanfordUniversityprofessorof

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ItwastheyearmyclasswasallowedtoparticipateintheMorecasterSchoolScienceFair.

Iwassoexcited!Notonlycouldwechooseourveryowntopic,butalsoweeachhadachancetowintheprizefor

Itwasgoingtobeachallengethough...

someoftheprojectswereprettycomplicated.

Iwonderedexactlyhowmuch

helpIwouldneedfortheproject.

Sometimesmymomgotso

excitedaboutmyschoolprojectsthatshehelpedtoomuch.

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ButtherewasonethingIwascertain

Isetupmyownprivateworkareainthebasementofourhome.

Itdidn'ttakeLongtorealizethatthe

projectwastoomuchformyparentstoresist;theywantedto“help.”

Weneededtocreatesomeboundaries...

Iworkedonmyprojectforweeks.

Mary,myoldersister,didn'tunderstandwhyIwouldnotallowMomandDadtohelp.

TONIS

“You'llnevergettoplayontheweekendsifyou

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don'tletthem

helpyou,Dylan,"shesaid,lookingupfromhermagazine—the

TonisBrothersSpecialEdition,includingbonuspicturesofcourse.

MARYREALLYLOVEDTHETONISBROTHERS.

Don'tgetthewrongidea.

Ilovedtoplayoutside,andsometimes

Ievenavoidedtheoccasionalassignment

untilthelastminute...

Butforsomereason,thesciencefairproject

wasallthatIcouldthinkabout.

IworkedforWEEKS.

Iwasdedicatedtoeverylittledetail.

Someofmyclassmatescompletedtheirprojectsearly

andbroughtthemtoschoolbeforetheduedate.

Itriedreallyhardnottolettheotherprojectsmakemefeeldiscouraged.

Itwasdifficultformenottocomparemyprojectwithmyclassmates'projects,butItriedtokeepmymindonwhatIwasdoing.

Luckyforme,Dr.Swarthmore,thesciencefair

directorandourschooldistrict'ssciencecoordinator,valuedeverystudent'shardwork.

Iknewshewouldnoticethe

TheBIGdayfinallyarrived!

TheMorecasterSchoolAnnualScienceFairwasoneofthebiggesteventsoftheschoolyear.

Theauditoriumwaspackedwithteachers,

parents,students,andevenreportersfromourtown'slocalnewspaperandtelevisionstation.

IwascarefultokeepmyprojectMysisterandherfriendswerevery

safefromthestampede.interestedinChristopherSampson'sproject.

Everyoneinmysister'sclassthought

ImadesuretopushitbackChristopherlookedjustLikeJoeTonis.

justalittlesoitwouldn'tget

Iguesshedid...alittle.

Ifeltproudexplainingmyscienceprojecttoeveryonewhostoppedbytoseeit.

Itdidn'tmattertomeifitwasn'tthe

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mostinterestingorexcitingproject.Iwasproudofit,andIdidn'tneedtocompare.

Thedaywasfilledwithinterestingideasandexcitingprojects!

DavidSheldoncreatedthelargestvolcanoin

sciencefairhistory.

Hisparentshadtohireamovingcompanyto

bringitinthroughthe

Katiedevelopedanewspellingsystemtoprove howdifficultlearningtospellandreadcanbe.

Eventhereadingteachers

fromMorecasterElementarywerehavingadifficulttime...

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TheentireauditoriumfellsilentwhenDr.Swarthmore's

voicecameoverthespeaker.“Todayhasbeenvery

excitingforthesciencecommittee,"shesaidwithasmile.

“Iseemanyfuturescientistsandinnovatorsinourauditorium,alongwithmanyuniqueandinterestingprojects,"sheadded.

“Aftermuchthoughtandconsideration,thesciencefaircommitteehasdecidedtorecognizethestudentwhobestreflectstheworkethicofoneofhistory'smostfamousscientists,ThomasEdison,”Dr.Swarthmoreannounced.

“ThomasEdisonfoundhappinessandrewardinhisworkwithoutfocusingonthefinaloutcome,"sheadded.

“ItiswithgreatpridethatwehonorDylanCooperwiththisyear'sMorecasterScienceFairfirstplaceprize,”Dr.Swarthmoreannounced.

Ialmostdidn'thearDr.Swarthmoreannouncemyname.

IwasListeningofcourse,butoneofmy

jarstippedover,andIwastryingtofixit.

“Congratulations,Dylan,youandThomasEdisonwouldhavehadmuchincommon,"shewhisperedassheplacedtheawardinmyhands.

OncetheScienceFairwasover,Icarefullypackedupmystuff.IhadafeelingIwouldrememberthatday.

Iwoulddefinitelyrememberthedaysleadinguptoit!

Ican'twaituntilnextyear'ssciencefair.I'malreadythinkingofanewproject!

Thetravelprogramontelevisionclaims,

“It'stheperfectmonthforaCaribbeancruise!”

ANotetoCaringAdults

FROMDR.EDWARDHALLOWELL

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,andcoachesoftenmakeisthattheydemandmas- teryratherthanleadchildrentoitbyhelpingthemover-comethefearoffailure.Thebestparentsare

greatteachers.Mydefinitionofagreat

teacherisapersonwhocanleadanotherpersontomastery.

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EVERYDAYGENIUStoo?

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Everydaygeniusesarecreative,STRONG,thoughtful,

andsometimeslearnalittledifferentlyfromothers.

Andthat'swhatmakesthemsospecial!

InKeepYourEyeonthePrize,Dylanisdeterminedtocomplete

hisscienceprojectwithouttoomuchhelpfromhisparents.Gettingextrahelpcanbeagoodthing,butsometimesitfeelsevenbettertoaccomplishsomethingonyourown.

Haveyoueverfeltlikesomeonewashelpingyoumorethanyouwantedthemto?Orthatsomeonewastakingoversome-thingyouweretryingtodoonyourown?

Whathappened?

Dylansetuphisownworkareainhisbasementtokeephisparentsawayfromhisscienceproject.Hesaysheneededtocreatesomeboundaries.Boundariesarewaystosetlimits.Youcanthinkofboundarieslikeafencearoundapersonsyard.Youcandothisbycreatingrealphysicalboundaries—likeDylandoesbycreatingaspaceinhisbasementtowork.Oryoucandothiswithverbal,orspoken,boundaries—likedirectlytellingotherswhatyouwantthemtodoornotdo.

Hereareafewotherthingsyoucantry:

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Talkitout.Sometimesit'sbesttojustsaywhat

youmeandirectlytotheperson.Forexample,“Thanksforofferingtohelp,butIwouldliketodothismyself.”

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Givehelpersspecifictasks.Ifyoudowantyour

momshelp,butyoudon'twanthertotakeover,tellherexactlywhatyouareokwithherdoing.

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Setgoalsforyourwork.

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Practicemakesyoubetter.Themoreyouworkat

somethingonyourown,thelesshelpyou'llneed.

It'soktomakemistakesaslongasyougrowfromthem.Sometimesweareafraidtotrythingsonourownbecauseweareafraidwemightfail.Butmakingmistakesisoneofthebestwaystolearnhowwecangetbetteratthethingwe'retryingtodo.Whataresomeotherwaysyou

cankeepyoureyeontheprize?

Remember,everydaygeniusesarecreative,strong,thoughtful,and

sometimeslearnalittlediffer-

entlyfromothers.It'sneverabadthingtobedifferent—

embracingandlearningfromourdifferences

iswhatmakestheworlda

betterplace!

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AbouttheAuthor

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

success.Barbresearchesandwritesfromherhomeoffice,inthesparetimeavailablebetweencarpools

homework,andbedtime.

AbouttheIIlustrator

CartooninghasbroughtMikeGordonacclaiminworldwidecompetitions,addingtohisinternationalreputationasatophumorousllustrator.Since1993hehascontinuedhissuccessfulcareerbasedinCalifornia,gaininganominationintheprestigiousNationalCartoonistSocietyAwards.Mikeistherenownedillustratorforthewildlypopularbookseriesbeginning

withDoPrincessesWearHikingBoots?

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