Katie Booser is a third-grade teacher at Franklin Elementary School in Santa Barbara. Every day she says affirmations with her students such as "I believe in myself"I am strong",and "I am smart". She (do) this with every class since starting her career as an educator 10 years ago. 44Words of affirmation matter, as my friend Jenny likes to say,it's how we change the conversation. Most importantly,when we start them with our children at a young age, that's how our world becomes a much (good) place. " she said, Booser said she (inspire) in the primary school by her teachers taught her how to believe in (she) when she was struggling in school. "As a student myself, I was that anxious kid ... I was nervous, especially before testing," Booser told Fox News. helped were "I am" statements,she said. Studies have proven that "I am' statements actually work on "tricking" your brain believing what you are telling it In a recent video,a psychology finding (reveal) in a report on how to stop being nervous by (repeat) out loud "I am excited" is recognized by many scientists.