Hi Folks,

This post is a continuation of my last post on Enrichment Program Review: Shineon! School On Stage.

In last weeks post, I talk about “Loving Yourself”, one of the very first values that kids at Shineon was taught, and how it helped them.

This week, I’ll talk about another value that was taught early in the course at Shineon – “Be The Best”.

Why Be The Best

At Shineon, kids are encouraged to give their best and strive to be the best at each class, performance or photoshoot.

Especially in front of a camera, on a fashion runway or on stage where only the best will shine … being second best is just not good enough.

If you watch the Amercan Reality TV show America’s Next Top Model, or in fact any Reality Show anywhere, do you get more than one winner?

Nope, you get only one winner and the second best gets nothing.

Cultivating The Habit Of A Winner

To help the kids cultivate a habit of giving their best, there is usually a mini-contest for every lesson where the best performing kid of the day will win a mini-prize.

At the end of each short course, the best performing kid who could recall and apply all the lessons taught would win a bigger prize.

These simple measures are usually effective enough to keep the kids on their toes and help them form the habit of doing their best.

Undue Pressure?

Some may think that such undue pressure to kids are unnecessary but I beg to differ.

Whether we like it or not, pressure will come in one form or another and in our modern society, it’s usually earlier than later in our life.

School work is pressurizing and being able to perform academically is a burden every kid will have to face.

Any kid who is able to give their best on a consistent basis will be able to excel academically … well, at worst, they wouldn’t struggle during their exam.

That’s why a kid who habitually do their best feels less pressure because they are proficient … it’s only when you are not proficient in what you do that you will feel the pressure.

That’s the reason I believe it’s important to teach kids to “Be The Best”.

If you think you kids will benefit from being the best, you can contact Shineon here to find out more about their courses.

Cheers,
James