STRENGTHS AND….
Every student has strengths., and some strengths are
weighed, for whatever reason, as having a greater
level of importance than others. The ability to sit still
is very important in the traditional school system, as
are the abilities to pay attention, wait one’s turn, and
remain silent until called upon.
Gavin Academy was founded by stage professionals
and under the principle that the inability to sit still,
wait one’s turn, and remain silent can be the marker
of other important strengths.
“I LEARNED……..
Many great lessons from my father, not the least
of which was that you could fail at something you
don’t want...so you might as well take a chance
on doing what you love”
-Jim Carey
There is a word in the English language...that word is
“weakness”. A weakness is something a person does
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not do well. Jim Carey is a fine example of a person
who, if not for his teacher, would never have enjoyed
success. Rather than considering the young Carey’s
hyperactive nature and inability to sit in his seat a
problem, she told him that he would be allowed to
perform for the other students once a day if he would
pay attention to her class for the rest of the