tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45969838602256425.post1405783831380426049..comments2024-02-09T07:57:45.221-05:00Comments on Leading Motivated Learners: Growth Mindset... Grit... Grrrr!TonySinanishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00624064743310267544noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45969838602256425.post-65473614934401696612017-06-02T12:01:17.353-04:002017-06-02T12:01:17.353-04:00G.R.I.T. - Guts. Resilience. Initiative. Tenacity....G.R.I.T. - Guts. Resilience. Initiative. Tenacity. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02523405850807973014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45969838602256425.post-38146024269966777752016-03-15T12:45:57.845-04:002016-03-15T12:45:57.845-04:00I hope you don't mind if I share this with my ...I hope you don't mind if I share this with my faculty. You hit this topic "right on the button" Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691972263628570612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45969838602256425.post-60916411072497705542016-03-15T08:14:00.639-04:002016-03-15T08:14:00.639-04:00Amazing insight from a principal who is always in ...Amazing insight from a principal who is always in a growth mindset. Grit is something that we often struggle to instill in our children but is a "must have" quality to really acquire fulfillment, not just success. Thanks for this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14491675281980749188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45969838602256425.post-23328364497347427292016-03-14T11:03:38.637-04:002016-03-14T11:03:38.637-04:00Isn't it amazing how our children can make us ...Isn't it amazing how our children can make us look at education differently. I have a 4 year old and a 2 year old and I know I'm a better teacher because I see education for them now. I'm so much more vested in the entire process and I want their experience in school to be a positive one. Your son sounds like an amazing young man!<br /><br />I love how you address teachers having grit and a growth mindset. So many teachers want to just keep doing things the "way they've always been done."<br /><br />I also agree that every kid is different. The experts say that it just takes one positive person who believes in a student who feels like a failure for the student to succeed. I've been that believer and it hasn't worked. However, I know that for most people there's hope....hope that he/she WILL meet someone who can change their outlook.<br /><br />Also...quick note because I'm hoping this blog is read by a million people...you have a tiny typo: "Don't get me wrong, I definitely thing". I hope this doesn't offend...Mrs. Struebinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14876134988689542761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45969838602256425.post-76194039468202770402016-03-14T08:25:24.358-04:002016-03-14T08:25:24.358-04:00When you mentioned "access and privilege do i...When you mentioned "access and privilege do impact" I was thinking a lot about developmental assets...which was a catch phrase a few years back and we did not seem to have the grit to keep with it. What do our children have (come with) and where are they lagging? Knowing this or being in tune with it will help guide some of the work we are doing in our schools so that the child develops the skills which better enable a growth mindset. Enjoyed your post and got me thinking early Monday morning of Spring break! :)<br /><br />http://www.search-institute.org/what-we-study/developmental-assetsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04825670965358166955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45969838602256425.post-46649849778175983042016-03-14T07:55:20.996-04:002016-03-14T07:55:20.996-04:00Tony,
Your comment that we need to practice what ...Tony,<br /><br />Your comment that we need to practice what we preach is dead on. We need to make sure that as educators that the expectations that we set for students are things that we are doing or are working on. As a leader, I try to make sure that I am constantly saying to my staff that I am trying this too.<br /><br />-AriAri Yareshttp://www.ariyares.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45969838602256425.post-55494848549179279922016-03-14T07:18:02.236-04:002016-03-14T07:18:02.236-04:00Wow, what an incredible post. I do believe in the...Wow, what an incredible post. I do believe in the grit/growth mindset mentality. Loved Paul Tough's book, How Children Succeed, which covers this topic. However, I think you hit the nail on the head for sure... it is different for every child. Actually...it is different for every human being. We are all very mysterious in our making. Everyone has obstacles- physical, spiritual, emotional, etc. Everyone has a different tool bag filled with tools of varying qualities. To me, I believe it is our job to teach the children how to work with the tools they have been given to overcome these obstacles. I also believe we must be real. Some people have so many issues they face daily. I believe loving, nurturing, and relating to people is the best we can. It is our job. Then, and only then, can we be the encouragement and support they need to help them grow. We have to build confidence in them first. Grit, perseverance and having a growth mindset will come after that. We must also remember....it will ebb and flow...depending on circumstances. <br />Great article, Tony!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45969838602256425.post-48789922336134636402016-03-13T22:45:41.521-04:002016-03-13T22:45:41.521-04:00Tony, the more I read about Carol Dweck's rese...Tony, the more I read about Carol Dweck's research on growth mindset, along with Stanford Professor Jo Boaler's work on how mistakes grow our brains (http://youcubed.org), the more I am convinced that "nurture" wins over "nature." We must promote opportunities for learners to "Fail Forward" (Andrew Miller http://www.edcircuit.com/helping-students-to-fail-forward/) -- and help them to develop grit. Mindset research and the benefits of failure definitely need to be part of the education conversation. Here's a good follow-up article from Carol Dweck: http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/09/23/carol-dweck-revisits-the-growth-mindset.htmlCharlene Chausishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01004565648004565586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45969838602256425.post-32718911843921587672016-03-13T13:16:15.413-04:002016-03-13T13:16:15.413-04:00Tony, you crushed it once again. Yes, we are the c...Tony, you crushed it once again. Yes, we are the coach, the toolbox, the mentor, the facilitator, the REALIST, the cheerleader, and the constant in the lives of kiddos. We MUST make a concerted effort to guide them into the only mindset that will make them LIFE Champions!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06721515714328716954noreply@blogger.com