The Skinny on Fostering a Growth Mindset

Last week I focused my blog on reflection and resolutions.  The videos linked were practical, yet purposeful in providing actions to accomplish and achieve desired goals.  If reflection and goal setting has not been a practice in your life, there is less chance of success, however, we know how important it is sustaining health, well-being and achieving desired outcomes.  So we must start somewhere and we must teach our students early through modeling, engagement, practice and reflection!

A key to how much and how long we persevere and continue effort towards goal success is "MINDSET".  This article "How Praise Became a Consolation Prize" by Christine Gross-Loh captures the reality of the challenges that confront us and our students and some suggestions on how to recognize the triggers of a "fixed mindset" and foster the ability to move to a "growth mindset".  Worth reading!

                       There's a huge gap between really hard and impossible"  Ed Thomas