Description
On the surface, perfectionism and procrastination seem like competing qualities. If a student wants things done perfectly, won’t he/she stay on top of deadlines? In reality, perfectionism and procrastination go hand-in-hand to create struggles for many gifted students.
In this 1-hour course, you will learn:
- Possible origins of procrastination
- The cost of perfectionism
- Perfectionism vs. striving for excellence
- Interventions for perfectionism
- Interventions for procrastination
This course is aligned with NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 7.1, 7.2, 7.3.
Extend your learning and earn another CPE credit! This course has a recorded Virtual Extended Learning Session where Lisa Van Gemert provides strategies and application tips. Click Here: Moving Past Perfectionism and Procrastination – Extended Learning Session
sarah – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
very helpful
Gay – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This course if filled with ideas that are true of a big population of people. Not just the GT student.
Randeee – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
I felt connected to the subject matter.
Sarah – Private Pay (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed it, and found it very informative!
Analise – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
This perfectly aligns with my experiences and helps you understand the mindset of some students.
Reuben – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
Great points that are very applicable to gifted students today.
Shanee – East Muskingum Local Schools (verified owner) –
Very interesting information. Recognized many qualities
Tammy – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent information
Celika – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I don’t teach GT/AP courses so a lot of the students I teach don’t struggle with perfectionism, but they do show a lot of procrastination. I would have liked a lot more on the procrastination of students so that it felt more useful for my classes.
Cynthia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great course for profession and personal use.
Tabitha – PIQUA CITY (verified owner) –
I found this very helpful as someone who is taking the steps to be a recovering perfectionist myself. Be prepared to face some very hard truths about perfectionism if you’re also a perfectionist. I found a lot of very helpful strategies for my G/T students here.
Robert – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Very interesting.
Aarin – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this course was great for breaking down the dangers of perfectionism and the impact on students.
Paige – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
I personally didn’t really care for the presenter’s communication style and felt like she was just repeating things I had heard before.
Azucena – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent.
Jessica – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of info that was surprising and some relatable.
Alicia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course!
Elizabeth – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informational and interesting!
Maria – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
It is very interesting. I really recommend it.
Christopher – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
i was into the excellence vs perfection paradigm shift
Jose – SAN MARCOS CISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful
TJ – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I found the ideas to be helpful and the speaker to be attention getting.
Meredith – Angleton ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Penney – NORTHSIDE ISD – SAN ANTONIO – REGION 20 (verified owner) –
A great explanation of perfectionism, its root causes, and interventions to help students (and yourself) overcome perfectionism.
Angela – NORWALK CITY (verified owner) –
Excellent overview of what is happening in the mind of a procrastinating student.
Kacy – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Loved it!
Kara – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Kelly – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Loved it
Rosa – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course has a lot of good interventions for students who may struggle with perfectionism.
Lucinda – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Great!!! Informative.
Leticia – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
great
Jose – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Jacquelyn – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Good
Larry – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Laurent – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent information.
Kathleen – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –
Held many helpful ideas on how to deal with perfectionism in our students.
Vicky – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this course! I heard some great ideas that I can use to help my students in my classroom.
Colleen – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Great! really did explain the pitfalls of perfect people!!!
Paige – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Jenny – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Informative
Robert – OLENTANGY LOCAL (verified owner) –
Well delivered by the facilitator and ideas can be applied immediately to the classroom.
Jennifer – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
This course kept my attention and was very applicable to many of my students.
Shannon – VALLEY VIEW LOCAL (verified owner) –
This was valuable information.
Cheryl – RIDGEDALE LOCAL (verified owner) –
This was very informative and eye-opening.
Mary – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
ok
Gregoria S – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course to take
Debra – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Applicable information for upper level high school students.
Candi – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
I learned the difference between being a perfectionist and being a healthy striver.
Maria – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Never thought to make the connection between perfectionism and procrastination.
Antonia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting…