Courage, the Strength Within

When you think when you hear the word courage?

My definition of courage is the ability to have confidence in everything you look at as fear. You have to be able to overcome fear mentally, physically, and emotionally.

This semester we are reading this book entitled Rainbow in the Clouds: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou and the section titled courage is something that I can relate to the most. This stood out to me because growing up I've always had fear in things that I wanted to accomplish.

As a future teacher I believe that courage falls into the category of motivation because people will have courage from getting motivation from others that they look up to. This is where encouragement takes place. For example, most of my encouragement comes from my family and friends. My family is who pushes me to succeed and help with self-discipline, knowing the benefits and the consequences. My friends give me encouragement by having ambition to go after and complete lifetime goals. I see how they are succeeding and this is what encourages me to pursue my goals in life. I also have courage in myself internally. Personally, I believe that success is measured by a person's persistence. All it takes to succeed is persistence. “There is no failure as long as you can learn from your experience, continue to work, and continue to press for success” As a future teacher I want to advise students to set goals and work hard to achieve them. I believe that the true nature of most students is that they like school and want to learn. I also believe that the school and the teachers greatly influence them over the course of them being in school.  

http://www.couragerenewal.org/schools/

This is link is about having courage in schools. This is a program for Administrators, Teachers, and Educators.