This course provides ten strategies proven to motivate and engage any student. Based on the popular Why Try Program, students will learn the strategies successful people use to overcome challenges, boost motivation, improve relationships, increase resilience, and more. The lessons in this course have been implemented with over two million youth nationwide and have been proven to promote college and career readiness, improve GPA, increase engagement, improve attendance, and enhance overall self-concept. The goal of the course is to help students go beyond the “what” of education and help them see the “why”—or the ways in which the skills and concepts they’re learning can apply directly to their life.
What You’ll Learn
- Motivation & Resilience Strategies: Learn ten evidence-based techniques used by successful people to build perseverance and overcome challenges.
- Self-Concept & Relationships: Examine how labels, defenses, and emotional strategies affect how you see yourself and interact with others.
- Real-Life Application & Engagement: Connect academic work to personal meaning (“the why”) and engage with life through practical tasks.
- Skill Reinforcement & Growth: Use lessons to improve GPA, attendance, emotional health, and readiness for college or career.
- Credit Hours: 0.5 credits
This course is part of our Middle School Program (Grades 8) bundle.
Course Features
- Lecture 0
- Quiz 0
- Duration 10 weeks
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes
- 12 Sections
- 0 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
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- Lesson 1. Welcome to WhyTry0
- Lesson 2. Flipping the Switch and The Four Sources of Resilience0
- Lesson 3. Reality Ride0
- Lesson 4. Tearing Off Labels0
- Lesson 5. Defense Mechanisms0
- Lesson 6. Climbing Out0
- Lesson 7. Motivation Formula0
- Lesson 8. Lift the Weight0
- Lesson 9. Jumping Hurdles0
- Lesson 10. Desire, Time, and Effort0
- Lesson 11. Get Plugged In0
- Lesson 12. The Wall0
