Think back to the last time you shared about an attempt to
advocate for your child at school that did not have positive
outcomes?
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How many people did you tell about your negative experience?
Who were they?
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How did you share your sense of
dissatisfaction?
How emotive was the language you
used to convey your negative experience?
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Now reflect on the last time you shared a story with others, about successful
advocacy at school.
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How many people did you tell about your
positive experience?
Who were they?
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How did you share your sense of
satisfaction?
How emotive was the language you used to convey your positive experience?
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How do your expressions of positive and negative experiences balance out?
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What impact do you think this has on those in your
social circles?
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How might we balance the expression of our experiences in a way that best
supports the advocacy efforts of ourselves and others…
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…to increase the chances of reaching successful outcomes
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