Lesson 1 For a Better School Life
Understanding Your Behavior
____ first-year students. I’m your school counselor, Hannah Kim. How is your new school life?
You may have experienced a situation where things didn’t go ____ you expected at school.
Have you ever wondered ____ this happens?
Let’s take a look at the following two ____
The first case is about a student named Hajun.
On the first day of ____ Hajun’s homeroom teacher introduced several school clubs.
At that time, ____ didn’t have a particular preference for any of them.
He thought that any indoor club would be okay since he was ____ an outdoor person.
Can you guess what happened on ____ day of choice?
He joined the soccer club. What made him choose ____
Well, a few days before submitting his application, he heard that the soccer club was ____ popular that half of his classmates were applying for it.
This made him think ____ the soccer club was something special.
With this in mind, he signed up for the soccer club just because others ____ so.
However, after he had joined the club, he realized that soccer was ____ for him.
In the end, he regretted ____ decision.
Why do you think this happened?
Psychologists say ____ people tend to engage in certain behaviors just because others are doing them.
Also, people don’t ____ to be excluded from their peers.
These ____ factors cause people to follow the crowd, rather than act on their own.
This ____ is called the “bandwagon effect.”
Following the crowd, of course, does not always lead to negative consequences, but it can lead to ____
So, how can you ____ your own choices?
The first thing is to know ____ you really want.
Although it ____ be different from your friends’, don’t be afraid to make your own choice.
____ long as you make the right choice for you, you will be happy about your decision.
Now, let’s look at another case, one about Yubin.
One day, Yubin told me about her first ____ quiz.
Science was the subject that she ____ with the most.
Since she wanted to get ____ good grade, she made a thorough study plan for herself.
Yet, every ____ she tried to concentrate on science, she found herself doing other things instead.
For instance, she cleaned her ____ or texted her friends.
These activities distracted her from studying, and in the end, she got a ____ grade.
She was frustrated that she continuously engaged in ____ unhelpful for accomplishing her task.
When people do not ____ the confidence to perform tasks well, they are likely to create obstacles to success.
This type of ____ is referred to as “self-handicapping.”
Self-handicapping enables people to make excuses for ____ poor performances.
These excuses prevent the ____ result from lowering their self-esteem.
This might work in the short ____
However, be careful!
It could lead to repeated failures in certain tasks that you are ____ confident in doing.
If you ____ self-handicapping, it might be because you consider the results more important than the process.
Focusing more on the process than the ____ may ease the pressure to perform well.
Accordingly, you may feel more ____ to try to do the challenging tasks.
This ____ eventually stop your self-handicapping.
As first-year students in high school, you’ll sometimes face difficult ____
It ____ not unusual because everyone goes through difficult times.
____ though you feel disappointed with your choices or behaviors, don’t let yourself feel down.
The most important thing is ____ out your own way to overcome your negative feelings.
It will make your school life much more enjoyable. If you feel worried, remember that you ____ not alone.
You have friends, teachers, and me. Good luck in this exciting new chapter of your ____