Prologue - Survival Mode Inubu Johnny Introduction Chapter 1. Hunter Gatherers in the Classroom Chapter 2. Connection Intentions, the Good Wolf, and the Six Ps Chapter 3. Experiences, Emotions, Attachments, and Scary Kittens Chapter 4. Where Did My True Self Go? Chapter 5. Emotional Addictions in the Classroom Chapter 6. The Six Ps Attachment Strategies: Rewiring the Brain Chapter 7. Drug Addicts, Gamblers, Classrooms, and Dogs Chapter 8. Relaxed Environments, Safety, and Structure Chapter 9. The Lesson and Unit Plan Chapter 10. Control, Drama, and Choice Chapter 11. A Bold Proclamation for Change Epilogue: Prayers in a Food Truck Supplementary Materials Connection Intentions and the Six Ps Sample Intention Unit Plans/Subject Intentions The Kinderbuddy Lesson Plan
Anxious, stressed-out children are becoming the norm and teaching in a traditional way is no longer working. The process of learning is an emotionally charged one and many of life's most important attachments will be made at school. The classroom may be the perfect environment to engineer healthy developmental attachments and systematically repair neural dysregulations that impair the capacity to learn. Bill Adair, a high school teacher, worked with an emotional addiction specialist to develop a new therapeutic model that is showing great results in the classroom and is described in this book. It addresses the emotional hurdles of learning with daily connection intentions (the Six Ps) and a simple 1-2-3 therapeutic learning approach that specifically targets unhealthy attachments and forges a new and empowering story for learning.
Bill Adair earned his undergrad and teacher's certificate at Simon Fraser University and his master's degree at San Diego State. His innovative teaching model was a response to growing anxiety, low resiliency, and motivational challenges in his classroom. Bill lives and teaches in Vancouver British Columbia. He enjoys presenting at workshops and conferences and passionately shares his model with university teacher training programs. He has been happily married to his wife Shelley and together they have shared adventures for over 27 years.