National Coaching Fellows

Fourth graders growing up in low-income communities are three grade levels behind their higher-income peers. (National Assessment of Educational Progress, 2005).

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The key to change: Resourcefulness

In preparing training material, I thought about one key principal to becoming successful corps members in high-needs schools: resourcefulness.

Some days they may not be able to find athletic equipment, gain access to athletic fields, or all kinds of problems that may arise when coaching in a new environment. This kind of problem solving is exactly what helps our corps members grow and become future leaders in education and other fields. They become resourceful and take initiative in doing what needs to be done to accomplish the goal: providing positive experiences for children.

Life doesn’t always hand over the keys to all the doors to success. Sometimes, you’ve got to find a back way in.

-Cody

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