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Nurturing Successful and Responsible young adults:Is Failure an option?

“I've failed over and over and over again in my life andthat is why I succeed.” Michael Jordan.

Despite many of the greatest inventors, sports people,business people and biblical events echoing the thoughtsof Michael Jordan, we struggle as parents and educatorsin the 21st Century to let our children experience failure.The greatest of the greats have all experienced failure ontheir rise to the top, yet as parents, particularly ofteenagers we strive to prevent experiences ofunhappiness and hardship.

Again when reading through a number of articles one thing stood out in common, “doing all you can toprotect your teenager from discomfort or disappointment is not effective parenting. The role of a parentis to prepare their teenager for adulthood. Protecting them from setbacks or sadness does not equipthem to handle life as an adult, rather it sets them up for real struggles later in life.”(http://understandingteenagers.com.au/blog/letting-teenagers-fail-why-it-matters/)

As educators we are often guilty of a similar mindset promoting achievement and success at timesproviding little positive promotion of learning from our mistakes.

So if failure is essential to the development of successful and responsible young adults, should weleave our children to their own devices? At what point do we step in? And what is there to gain fromexperiencing failure? If there was any one answer to these questions then the challenges of managingthe journey from childhood through adolescence as a parent would be a breeze. Although there is not adefinitive time to step in as a parent or an age at which we can trust in the decisions of our child, with alevel of discernment and support as a parent there is a strong body of evidence to suggest thatexperiencing and dealing with failure is essential in learning the following lessons.

- Responsibility - Coping skills- Adaptability- Learning not to fear failure- Learning to deal with disappointment- Learning not to feel entitled

These lessons and how they are key to successful and responsible young adults are explored in moredetail in Chris Hudson’s article, ‘Letting teenagers fail’.

I think we can all reflect on lessons learnt from our mistakes or failures as we have grown intoadulthood and it is important to instill in the future generation a belief as summed up best by Sir RichardBranson; "Don't be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again."

PRINCIPAL'S REPORT CONTINUED

GO IT BLUE!Mr Simon Murphy

UNIFORMS

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

CO-CURRICULAR

STEM TUTORING

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THERE WILL BE NO STEM

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TUTORING IN WEEK 5.

TUTORING IN WEEK 5.

TUTORING IN WEEK 5.

SEE YOU ALL IN WEEK 6!

SEE YOU ALL IN WEEK 6!

SEE YOU ALL IN WEEK 6!

a Musical Adventure Jr.a Musical Adventure Jr.FRIDAY 20 AUGUSTFRIDAY 20 AUGUSTFRIDAY 20 AUGUST

MUSICAL REHEARSALS

Mr Politi will be offering Instrument Lessons this Term.

Lessons will be after school Tuesday to Friday.

Group and private lessons available.

PIANO | GUITAR | DRUMS | BASS | UKULELE | KEYBOARD

MUSIC LESSONS

a bit about Mr Politi...My name is Gianluca Politi and you probably know me as the classroom Music teacherat BTC. Aside from this I also have a very strong background in music performanceand private tuition, I studied both a Bachelor and Masters of Classical Music at theQueensland Conservatorium of Music which then lead me to being a company pianistin the Queensland Ballet where I regularly performed amongst some of the leadingmusicians in Australia. Alongside this I also taught a multitude of instruments privatelyand led students through a range of AMEB exams. It's my goal to start a strongInstrumental Music Program at BTC and I am looking forward to offering myInstrumental Music services at our school.

R RE G I S T Ehttps://forms.gle/RELQSLU3PiC4bkYS7

A complaint is an articulation of dissatisfaction made to or about theCollege, relating to its, services, conditions or staff. Complaints are animportant way for providing valuable triggers to review the College’sperformance and the conduct of the people that work within it and for it. Italso ensures that the management of the College remain accountablewithin the eyes of the public. The College endeavours to provide aneffective complaint handling process by resolving issues raised by thedissatisfied person, in a timely and cost-effective manner.

The College will be always open to feedback and committed to seekingthe appropriate resolution of complaints, while addressing possible policyand procedural inadequacies highlighted by them. This commitment willbe communicated to all staff, students, parents, stakeholders andvolunteers, through documents such as policies and procedures, mediaplatforms, newsletters and staff personal development.

A copy of the Complaint Handling Policy & Procedure is located on theBTC web page https://www.btc.qld.edu.au/annual-reports-and-policies/

FROM THE COMPANY SECRETARY

Handling of Complaints

John WellsRisk & Compliance Manager / Company Secretary

P&F NEWS

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Shop.FROM TUESDAY 19 AUGUST,

THE P&F SHOP WILL OPENEVERY TUESDAY AFTERNOON

FROM 3:00PM TO 4:00PM

Feedback about thechange is most welcome.

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