Is This MyStory is a personal development book which helps frustrated teenagers find their voice. Experienced English teacher Nicole Feledy offers readers a practical path through the wilderness of study, social pressure, family expectations and identity recognition. Although primarily written for young adults, contained within the pages are important clues for parents, teachers and anyone else interested in supporting students who feel confused and directionless. Each chapter offers young people the functional tools they require to take ownership of their life and responsibility for their actions. These strategies can help them become the author of their own life, rather than being a character in someone else's. We like to call this a Learning Rite. Readers join characters Tania, John and Liz as they tread the learning path. This is a 10 step quest that leads toward greater self-awareness. Using a unique combination of short stories, reflective questioning and easy to follow theories, readers are shown strategies that can help them become aware of and accountable for their own behaviour. Therefore, Is This My Story could be described as a lifelong learning strategy which offers young adults the opportunity to actively and consciously direct their own life. Is This MyStory will encourage readers to stop believing that someone else dictates their thoughts, feelings and actions and instead, show them how to become critically literate individuals who consciously direct their own life. Too often students attend classes, listen to teachers and recount what they have heard, without really understanding what they are doing, why they are doing it, or how the learning applies to them. Is This MyStory aims to address this problem. Readers are encouraged to take an active role in the learning process. Author, Nicole Feledy is an English teacher with over fifteen years classroom experience. The strategies offered in Is This MyStory are the same strategies she uses in the classroom. These are strategies that work. Nicole discovered that by giving young people a voice and teaching them skills required to express themselves, she was also empowering them to take responsibility for their actions. Like any worthwhile expedition, the greatest rewards can be found by appreciating the journey in its entirety. Is This MyStory is a process that works best when taken gradually, thoughtfully and sequentially. The Four Phases of the Is This MyStory are: MyKEY ?The strategies offered here will help you uncover the tools of critical literacy so you can control your learning. MyDOOR ?The strategies offered here will help you identify your strengths and locate your source of internal power so can become confident, courageous, creative and compassionate. MySTAGE ?The strategies offered here will help you gain mastery over your thoughts and emotions so you can achieve what you want to achieve. MyAUDIENCE ?The strategies offered here will help you choose a mindful direction so you can be who you want to be. Is This MyStory is also available as a separate four part ebook series; MyKEY: Practical Strategies to Help Young Adults Access the Door of Lifelong Learning MyDOOR: Practical Strategies to Help Young Adults Discover Who They Really Are MySTAGE: Practical Strategies to Help Young Adults Manage Their Emotions MyAUDIENCE: Practical Strategies to Help Young Adults Become More Aware Visit our Website to learn more about the Is This MyStory Experience. You can share your Story, signup for study tips or leave a comment on our blog. www.isthismystory.com
About the Author: What is Nicole's Story? Nicole Feledy is an English teacher from Australia who has a passion for learning and writing. After 15 years teaching English at an independent school in Sydney's Northern Beaches, Nicole now provides mindset training for young adults. Her particular area of expertise is helping individuals identify their strengths and improve their literacy. Years of classroom experience showed Nicole that functional emotional literacy provides a strong foundation for effective critical and creative literacy. These key skills are powerful tools for learning. Unfortunately, most educational systems fail to teach them. Many schools are so bound by bureaucracy and content laden curriculums that students learn how to imitate rather than learning how to learn. Therefore, Nicole's quest was to devise a map, forge a set of keys and expose a door for young people to discover more about themselves and their world. She wanted to share the magic of creativity and the power of critical literacy. So Nicole developed a formula - a series of ten steps along a learning path to encourage young adults to learn how to learn. Stories have been Nicole's constant companion. They have offered peace, granted solace, provided inspiration and acted as a mentor. The mindful narrative experience provided an opportunity for self reflection and greater self awareness. That is why she created the Is This MyStory experience. Is This MyStory is a scaffold that builds upon a critical literacy base to support the development of a creative, confident, courageous and compassionate mindset. It teaches young people how to adopt a flexible, mindful and targeted approach to living their own life; the life of an author, rather than the role of a character.