"Reframing" as an Innovative Educational Technique: Turning a Perceived Inability into an Asset

"Reframing" as an Innovative Educational Technique: Turning a Perceived Inability into an Asset

New learnings are inhibited by early formed paradigms. Reframing, forming new impressions, creates a new version of habitual patterns. This article presents specific reframing techniques as: Senoi dreamwork; neuro-linguistic programming; cognitive restructuring; and the Adlerian psychology technique of "turning a perceived 'negative' into a 'positive'." It concludes with specific suggestions for educators and an example of reframing by a seventh grade teacher.

INTRODUCTION

QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER

LEARNING BY CREATING NEW IMPRESSIONS

REFRAMING DEFINED AND ILLUSTRATED

NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTION

REFRAMING APPLICATION

REFRAMING: A PERSONAL EXAMPLE

BREAKTHROUGH IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATORS

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