Friday, August 19, 2016

Growth Mindset

This week in Language Arts, we worked with the idea of a growth mindset, what a growth mindset is, and how to go from a fixed to a growth mindset. We discussed the importance of accepting that failure is a part of life and what to do when things don't go the way we hope/expect.

Have you ever thougth about what it means to fail? Society paints failutre in a negative ligth, but that's only true if we don't learn from our failures and try again.

The purpose of learning about the growth mindset is to show that learning goes beyond the four walls of school and if we don't accept that we fail on a daily basis, we will never be true lifelong learners.

Knowing what to do when we have failed is a large part of the developmental process, and being able to make changes to avoid continuous failures is a skill that we will practice throughout the year.

It is my job as your child's teacher to be their coach, not their critic. It is my promise to help them navigate failures and come out on the other end as a well-rounded individual.

Please take a moment to view these videos about celebrating failure with your child.

Fail Harder
You Failed
Famous Failures

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