Welcome to the Focus 3 Corner. If you were unaware, a few years ago, the Bellbrook-Sugarcreek School District adopted a new concept when it came to school culture, known as The R Factor, which is a portion of Focus 3.
We plan to give a brief overview on what Focus 3 and the R Factor are and what the students are being taught. Keep in mind, these are grade-level appropriate teachings and they all center around having a growth mindset.
The most important thing to know about the Focus 3 program is that it builds mental resilience. Things in life are going to get tough. Bad or negative things will happen. But it is not those things that matter, it is your Response to them.
If you are an Ohio State football fan, in years past, you might have noticed players with a seemingly random equation on their helmets, eye black or elsewhere. That equation, E+R=O is what the R factor is about. It means Event + Response = Outcome.
The way we talk to our staff and students about E+R=O is this. When an Event comes your way – and it can be positive or negative – an unfriendly email, a winning lottery ticket, or a box of cereal that falls to the ground, you must think of the Outcome you want first, and then you figure out the Response you must give to get you to that Outcome.
For a student, if they don’t do as well as they’d like on a test, that’s the Event. The student must then consider the Outcome they desire. It’s probably a better grade the next time. So their Response can be a number of things. They can study harder, they can seek outside help, or a number of other options. But only a positive Response will get them to the Outcome they desire.
That’s the view from 30,000 feet and we will get more indepth in the future. If you are interested now, you can check out more at https://bit.ly/BSSculture.