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| A nice "thank you" from the students at Clarksburg High School. |
Each year I have the opportunity to speak with
psychology and health students at high schools throughout the Washington, DC
region about hypnosis as a tool for stress management, confidence building and
performing in the moment (i.e. athletics, academics, etc.).
One of my most favorite visits is Clarksburg High
School – home of the Coyotes. I’ve
been on campus as a psychology speaker and to perform the comedy version of my
Hypnotic Experience show at the end of the school year.
Here is a write-up I published in June 2017
about the comedy show:
With so much time spent in Coyote country, I’ve come
to recognize and appreciate a couple of important things about the school:
1. It is a culturally diverse student population
which makes for a rich educational experience.
The kids come from all sorts of backgrounds and belief systems which, I
believe, fosters an environment of open-ness and learning. I suspect this diversity may lead to
conflicts from time-to-time. Yet, in the
long run this will prepare the students to be successful in life.
2. Like most of the high school students I meet, the
kids at Clarksburg are engaged and super smart.
This demographic often gets a bad rap for being self-absorbed and
entranced by digital devices. By
relating the practice of hypnosis to issues in their world, I find a high level
of interest.
Plus, the questions I got from kids at Clarksburg
after my talk were insightful. It’s not
easy to approach an adult you just met, look him in the eye and ask a
question. Yet, that is just what a whole
group of kids did after each class period.
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| In my talk I relate the topic of hypnosis to specific issues students deal with every day. |
3. And finally, the psychology teachers at
Clarksburg who I have come to know during the past two years very much care
about the success and well-being of their students. I have found this same attribute in teachers
in all of the schools where I have spoken.
Teaching is a challenging gig as you have to manage
students, parents, administration, etc. You thrive as a teacher by loving your craft!
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| Carol Sabet, Richard Nowland and Scott Mathias are an exceptional group of educators at Clarksburg HS. |
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