“Think You Can” by “Miss” Emily Aronoff Teck
Track # 10 from Good Choices, Volume 2
Inspiration Text:
“A righteous person can fall seven times and rise.” -Proverbs 24:16
“Think You Can” Activity:
Ask students to think about jobs that seem difficult or tough to them today and make a list of their ideas. Ask students to think about jobs that used to be tough (for example, it was tough when they were babies to walk, talk and feed themselves) but now these things seem simple. Throughout the year, see which tasks can be moved from the tough to the simple category.
Lyrics:
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When the job gets tough,
When the going gets rough,
Just think you can until you know you can
And then work through it
‘Cause you can do it!
When your job seems too hard, don’t be stopped by fear
That is the time, this is the time to persevere
It’s drop-off time at my new class, my parents say goodbye
I start to feel nervous, I start to wanna cry
I decide to be brave, take deep breaths and feel strong
They’ll be back to get me, ‘til then I’ll sing this song
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I’ve been trying for weeks to get my shoes tied tight
Sometimes I feel frustrated, like I’ll never get it right
‘Til finally, tied them myself and now I feel so proud
It feels so good that I want to sing out loud!
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Sometimes I ask for help, it can be a brave thing to do
For kids and for grown-ups when they try something new
It doesn’t really matter if you are young or old
If you don’t remember, you might need to be told...
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