As we progress further in the school year, our students will be challenged when they build on basic skills and deepen their understanding of concepts...growing pains! What a great reminder of how important it is to praise effort, not innate ability, when things get more difficult. Watching this has definitely made me more aware of how I praise our students!
Thursday, October 17, 2013
What's your mindset?
At our faculty meeting last week, we viewed this (short) video on the effects of praise:
As we progress further in the school year, our students will be challenged when they build on basic skills and deepen their understanding of concepts...growing pains! What a great reminder of how important it is to praise effort, not innate ability, when things get more difficult. Watching this has definitely made me more aware of how I praise our students!
As we progress further in the school year, our students will be challenged when they build on basic skills and deepen their understanding of concepts...growing pains! What a great reminder of how important it is to praise effort, not innate ability, when things get more difficult. Watching this has definitely made me more aware of how I praise our students!
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