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CLASSROOM ACTIVITY
Assemble books, journals, and student-appropriate websites related to the brain. Have teams of three or four do the
research to create fact sheets based on one of the following questions:
Have the teams share their findings with the whole class.
Do you have a brain? The question served as a challenge for me. It installed confidence and hope that if I would only
make use of this resource Id been given, I would be ready to deal with any hardship or challenge life threw at me.
- DR. BEN CARSON IN YOU HAVE A BRAIN, CHAPTER 2: THINK BEYOND THE CAN
CLASSROOM ACTIVITY
Help students compile a list of situations where people dont always use their heads:
Knee-jerk reactions
Snap decisions
Impulse purchases
Ask students to work in teams, each taking one of these scenarios. Have them list out possible consequencesthe good
and the badand the choices it presents. Have them write two short skits: one based on worst-case consequences, the
other demonstrating what happens when you get your brain involved.
I dont care what that other boy said or called you. His words shouldnt matter at all
What really matters is how you respond your behavior! Look beyond the moment!
- SONYA CARSON IN YOU HAVE A BRAIN, CHAPTER 2: THINK BEYOND THE CAN
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CLASSROOM ACTIVITY
Put the same challenge to your classroomread two books a week. Get them started with a suggested reading list that
reflects a wide range of topics and genres. Have them chart their progress for several weeks. Offer incentives. In place of
Sonya Carsons oral reports, encourage the students to review their books on GoodReads (www.goodreads.com). At the
end of term, have each student choose one book that changed the way they think. They should prepare and present a
report on the book, explaining their recommendation.
If you can read, you can learn just about anything you want to know.
The doors of the world are open to people who can read.
- SONYA CARSON IN YOU HAVE A BRAIN, CHAPTER 4: HOW WE GOT SMART
TALENT MIX
Talent isnt simply about being better at something than everyone else. Dr. Carson explains that talent involves a whole
range of things: innate and learned skills, interests, character and personality traits, intelligence, and acquired knowledge.
Just as every human being is a unique and valuable individual, our talent mix can be as distinctive as our fingerprints.
CLASSROOM ACTIVITY
Have the students get together in groups of three to work through Dr. Carsons Personal Talent Assessment. Students
should look for patterns and aptitudes in their teammates. Suggest possible career paths that would put their unique brain
to good use. Have students use this material to develop long-term goals involving class schedules, extracurricular activities,
and reading materials.
When a person identifies, develops, and uses his own unique talent, he is likely to excel.
Then he can wisely choose careers that allow him to maximize as many of his giftings as possible.
- DR. BEN CARSON IN YOU HAVE A BRAIN, CHAPTER 14: TALENT
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CLASSROOM ACTIVITY
Have the class break down into pairs and send them to interview the various teachers and administrators on your campus.
They should report back with details about these potential mentors:
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Videos featuring Dr. Carson talking about
the principles in You Have a Brain:
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