After reading this book thus far, and especially this chapter, have you noticed yourself changing the way you are praising the children in your classroom? What about the ways you are reacting to the children in your classroom?
Are you messages more about judging their permanent traits or are your messages conveying an interest in their development of processes, strategies, effort and choices?
Page 211 - Growth mindset has a key role to play in helping us fulfill our mission and in helping them fulfill their potential.
This chapter was an eye opener and true validation for the growth mindset. I think the sentences on p. 186 that sum up what we need to do in our classrooms with respect to our students are, "Don't judge. Teach. It's a learning process." Just like John Wooden emphasized to his players on p. 207, we need to encourage students to apply themselves to becoming a little better every day so that over time they will become a whole lot better.
ReplyDeleteI agree, and I too loved that quote!
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