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Optimism and Pessimism
November 16, 2011
One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin...
-Franklin Thomas (in Gloria Steinem, Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions, 1983)
-Franklin Thomas (in Gloria Steinem, Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions, 1983)
"Optimism can act as a bulwark against anxiety; it fills us with an expansive sense or our own power to shape events, overruling the doubts and worries that might otherwise paralyze us into inaction. Optimism can also buoy us up when things go wrong, deluged by feelings of hopelessness and despair, optimism is the raft we cling to until the skies clear....
"Although pessimism may seem like an odd choice as an emotional helpmate, it, too, can assist us in managing our feelings. By spinning down our expectations, it insulates us from the crushing disappointment when things don't go our way.... If you adopt a pessimistic attitude about your chances... you won't be nearly so affected emotionally when you lose out as you had predicted. Pessimism can also permit a feeling of delightful relief when, despite our self-protective pessimism, we do manage to get what we want."
Inspiring Spaces not only talks about how to create inspiring classroom spaces, but also is highly inspirational through its generous display of creative classroom spaces. The book is built around seven principles of design:
- Nature inspires beauty
- Color generates interest
- Furnishing defines space
- Texture adds depth
- Displays enhance the environment
- Elements enhance ambiance
- Focal points attract attention
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