Climbing the ladder to success
Tracy Casarez
Issue date: 4/30/08 Section: News
Grace T. Hanson, Director of Disabled Student Programs and Services, introduced Lopez. She said that his program is "a model of psychological courage." She also said that "hope explores education, work, health, and family functioning."
Some of the most influential learning develops through the teaching ethics educators choose to use, Lopez said. He said educators must look beyond a student's ability and more toward their growth and positive development.
Lopez's lecture on hope did not attract only faculty members.
"I want to learn ways to stay a more positive student," Carlos Mendoza, a 22-year-old math major, said. "There are times when I feel completely lost and get distracted from everything that's important."
Vice President of Instruction Dr. Virginia Burley was impressed with Lopez's theories.
"After researching Shane's ideas on hope, I've realized as an educator that attending his conferences are extremely important," Burley said. "I take strides with students and make sure to obtain full optimism."
Lopez concluded his thoughts in "The Hope Break-Out Session" where he advised his audience on how to prepare goal, pathway and agency checklists. Lopez said the checklists consist of a list of life goals and ways to achieve those goals.
"Hope is a way of thinking about your goals in which you have the perceived capacity to come up," Lopez said.
He described the pathway to these goals, along with the mental energy to use these pathways.
"Learning hopefulness is living through your strengths, feeling good and doing good, especially expressing gratitude," Lopez said. "Ask good questions and actively listen with enthusiasm, because asking meaningful questions can change the persona of it all."
Some of the most influential learning develops through the teaching ethics educators choose to use, Lopez said. He said educators must look beyond a student's ability and more toward their growth and positive development.
Lopez's lecture on hope did not attract only faculty members.
"I want to learn ways to stay a more positive student," Carlos Mendoza, a 22-year-old math major, said. "There are times when I feel completely lost and get distracted from everything that's important."
Vice President of Instruction Dr. Virginia Burley was impressed with Lopez's theories.
"After researching Shane's ideas on hope, I've realized as an educator that attending his conferences are extremely important," Burley said. "I take strides with students and make sure to obtain full optimism."
Lopez concluded his thoughts in "The Hope Break-Out Session" where he advised his audience on how to prepare goal, pathway and agency checklists. Lopez said the checklists consist of a list of life goals and ways to achieve those goals.
"Hope is a way of thinking about your goals in which you have the perceived capacity to come up," Lopez said.
He described the pathway to these goals, along with the mental energy to use these pathways.
"Learning hopefulness is living through your strengths, feeling good and doing good, especially expressing gratitude," Lopez said. "Ask good questions and actively listen with enthusiasm, because asking meaningful questions can change the persona of it all."
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