#resiliencechat Tidbit:Mindset refers to a person's way of believing. A person with a "fixed mindset" believes his/her basic qualities, like intelligence or talent, are fixed traits. A person with a "growth mindset" believes change can happen and that abilities can be developed.
A1: that’s a tough one. It seems mindset has been around for a long time. Growth and fixed have always been difficult for me. They are both needed at different times. #resiliencechat
Gary, former supt from Illinois, training today in CA. Now a character ed trainer, we have incorporated a module on mindsets for the past 3 years. #resiliencechat
A1: I first heard the term "growth mindset" during our opening day of this current school year. My district used this term as a way to get us teachers thinking differently about our students and how to motivate them to think differently. #eda655#resiliencechat
A1: First heard about "mindset" from some who really didn't understand it or the research of Carol Dweck...but was convinced that they did. #resiliencechat
This helps remind me that I am a constant work in progress, as an educator, a mom, a wife, etc. I can learn and grow to become the best me in all aspects of my life. It's actually a very freeing and hopeful way of living and thinking. #eda655#resiliencechat
A2: Lowercase only, no quotation marks. I certainly would not speak about mindset to a child. Is there a way you can help a child develop an improved mindset without actually saying the word mindset? #resiliencechat
A2 Ever since I realized (fairly early on) adulthood was not an endpoint but just another part of the journey, I've tried to grow continually. My issues are more with self-forgiveness for stumbles and slow pace of growth, etc.
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A2: Lowercase only, no quotation marks. I certainly would not speak about mindset to a child. Is there a way you can help a child develop an improved mindset without actually saying the word mindset? #resiliencechat
Good question yet I know a number of teachers who are talking to their students about it. (In fact it will come up in a #resiliencechat question later--stay tuned.) ;)
A2 I have learned that I suck at the things I put no effort into. I can get better at anything I put effort into. That being said now I'm a jack of all trades and master of none.
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A2 Ever since I realized (fairly early on) adulthood was not an endpoint but just another part of the journey, I've tried to grow continually. My issues are more with self-forgiveness for stumbles and slow pace of growth, etc.
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I've talked about that with older students. I think it's the language you use, where you choose to place your focus, etc. I'm always asking my kids, "What went well? What needs improvement? How can you bring that about?" #resiliencechat
#resiliencechat In order to instill that special mindset in a child you must encourage perserverance and create positive feedback on progress-not performance.
A3 I don't routinely talk about growth/fixed mindsets specifically, but I am really careful about how I phrase feedback and how I refer to ongoing progress. Sometimes, too, it naturally comes up in conversations.
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In #physed the biggest obstacle of some is attempting the task. I talk to the ss about why they don't want to attempt it. Sometimes it is about not being good at it. Other times it is more personal. The fear of failure is a good growth mindset idea. #resiliencechat
A3: I like to use the phrase progress not perfection. I think that all teachers try to motivate their students to strive to improve and grow, even if it is not said in those terms. #eda655#resiliencechat
A3: I don't work w/ Ss but I share w/ T that mindsets are present in how we face opportunities in life: Positive or negative; Growth or fixed; Gratitude or entitlement; Accountability or excuses; Judgmental or acceptance #resiliencechat
A3 Why would you? As @dlpetrie69 pointed out, Fred Rogers would never say mindset. And I agree. Enough with the jargon. Does anybody ever talk about feelings? #resiliencechat
Yes. So much is about having opportunities. We need to make sure more Ss have opportunities to experience growth mindsets and the power of resilience. #resiliencechat
A3 The I think about it, the more I think we need to soften the language. When we talk about mindset, we remove ourselves from matters of the heart. #resiliencechat
A3 We talk about changing attitudes etc, but more importantly we need to change our hearts. Be more understanding of one another. Show compassion. #resiliencechat
Q2: Interesting premise that one considers we have “same” mindsets when mindset most likely is derived by individual sequential journeys which would certainly be perhaps similar but uniquely different as would be the resulting mindset. JIMO #resiliencechat
I certainly talk about feelings. I'll say, relatively often, "You'll feel what you feel, and there's nothing wrong with any feeling. That said, how you act in reaction to that feeling definitely matters." #resiliencechat
A3: Again... How do you not... It's science agreeing with just about every coach and motivational speaker you pay to give speeches at assemblies... Lol #resiliencechat
#resiliencechat I personally I am not teaching just yet, but whenever I find myself in conversation with students or coworkers I tend to look past there problems. Whether it be family life, personal goals or struggles, we have the power to create an optimistic conversation.
Of course. At least to some extent. But before we tame those pesky emotions we should consider what brings them front and center in the first place. #resiliencechat
For the most part, my students want to grow and learn. However, they are still afraid of failing. This is where I would like to have a shift in their mindset. #eda655#resiliencechat
A4: Teaching students that it's ok to fail, as long as you learn from it and do it differently next time in hope of having more success. #resiliencechat
A4 the look at me like i am crazy. I just keep repeating the message. You will improve if you try. I don't tell them they will master anything only that if they try they will get better. I also have the added benefit of being a subject most ss like & find useful #resiliencechat
A4 I think different kids have different comfort levels with focusing on progress not product. Even in 7th grade, some feel the pressure of knowing they'll move on to graded courses down the line and eventually college applications. :-(
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A4 the look at me like i am crazy. I just keep repeating the message. You will improve if you try. I don't tell them they will master anything only that if they try they will get better. I also have the added benefit of being a subject most ss like & find useful #resiliencechat
A4: The qualitative research in my district says that students report more anxiety and depression than in previous years. On year 5 with growth mindset. Are we missing something? Sending mixed messages? #resiliencechat
Q5:I used to see many young girls/women who didn't think they could take on some of the challenges in math. Thank goodness that is a mindset that is changing. #resiliencechat
A5: We're naturally so awkward and insecure about our skills at young ages, so undoing that jerk teacher/adult from their past that told them they were *insert something that should be criminal to say to children here* is a pain #resiliencechat
A5: I feel that my students struggle with negative self talk. They convince themselves that an assignment/task is too hard and don't want to put in the effort to work through it. #eda655#resiliencechat
A5 #resiliencechat I think so many children blame themselves for things they have no control over. So, it is important to work to help individuals develop the concept of locus of control. The choices we make, the thoughts we have, and the actions we take don’t always align.
These are great questions! As the Ed Consultant on the film, "Race to Nowhere," anxiety and stress are--unfortunately-- still such a big part of our youth's education. #resiliencechat
I see a couple of people talking about failing. But... if you learn from it, is it truly failing? The only true failure I can imagine is not learning anything at all from an event, situation, etc. - and I think that is rare indeed. Am I making sense?
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And true nonetheless. Read Chekhov. If you have a gun, you end up using it. If you have a negative reaction, you create greater negative reactions. Like ripples in a pond. #resiliencechat
A lot of sense. It's hard to reconcile the thoughts and feelings surround that though. I feel like a failure but that doesn't mean I am one. #resiliencechat
A5 So many beliefs... society's messages are often more insidious because they become normalized by their omnipresence. So there's that.
But beyond that, individual influential adults (and friends) can, even unintentionally, leave a mark.
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I wish I had a nickel for each time I had to explain to a perfectly good kid that that adult from their past that said that jacked up mess was just being a a-hole... And that once they're successful they should be the bigger person #resiliencechat
It's alarming. Our group just finished Ginsberg's "Raising Kids to Thrive", and this is one of top concerns. District is teaching mindfulness across K12. However pressure to succeed, to excel, to take loads of AP classes, play a sport...persists. #resiliencechat
These are great questions! As the Ed Consultant on the film, "Race to Nowhere," anxiety and stress are--unfortunately-- still such a big part of our youth's education. #resiliencechat
A6 Can't speak about that directly but I do recall how it felt to be a student when teachers are a) impatient and b) critical. They need to develop some sensitivity. You're speaking to a little kid. Not an adult. #resiliencechat
A6 A *lot* of teachers have a hard time overcoming the idea they have to be the expert. Ironically, once you give up on that and accept each of us can be expert in different ways, it's actually a *lot* easier.
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"keep moving forward" reminds me of the movie Meet the Robinsons. This is a great movie to illustrate perseverance, resilience, and learning from unsuccessful attempts. #resiliencechat
I had a professor who couldn't admit there were things he didn't know. He's respond he'd answer that later. I'd go to his office. He'd then admit I'd asked a question he didn't have an answer to. #resiliencechat
A6 A *lot* of teachers have a hard time overcoming the idea they have to be the expert. Ironically, once you give up on that and accept each of us can be expert in different ways, it's actually a *lot* easier.
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A6: Howdy #resiliencechat I think it's hard for teachers to let go, to get out of our kids' way, to be the guide on the side rather than the sage on the stage. It's a reframe we owe not only to ourselves, but to our children!
A6 that students that have been labelled as being bad are choosing to be willfully disobedient. Not taking the time to look past the behaviour and see the child crying out for help #resiliencechat
A5: Truth, which is most often not palatable or cognitively accessible but necessary for change. Challenge is to make the necessity necessary. #resiliencechat
#Resiliencechat A6 For some there is a “misplaced compassion” that seeks to help a child by lowering the bar. We can be #engaging, #connect, #thoughtful, #supportive, and still hold high expectations for children to live up to. Then support them like heck to be productive!
And yet, how powerful students find it when a teacher doesn't know something, says they'll find out, and then do so and report back. Same thing he was doing but without that need for omniscience. #resiliencechat
It's a cold game at that point... The kid walks in and y'all look at each other like, "Are we gonna sit here and pretend like we don't know how today is about to go?" #resiliencechat
Actually no. He really didn't care to look things up. I did though. If he would have admitted he didn't know, I would have respected him more. #resiliencechat
A7 that if we keep forcing kids to do the things they hate that's not resilience nor growth mindset. If we are not taking into account our students race, gender, religion, (culture) and force our views on them that's not growth mindset nor resilience #resiliencechat
Oh, goodness. I know I say failure is far more rare than people generally think, but... yeah. That was a total fail. No excuse for that. I just lost respect for him myself.
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A7: We have to believe that we can and will be able to rekindle the embers when the fire goes out. We are what we are, we feel what we feel and we DO what we do because we think what we think. #resiliencechat
A7: Resilience is not giving up when things aren't going your way or as you expected, but believing in yourself and knowing that you can problem solve and work through the challenges. #resiliencechat
Coming to his office to only hear him say "I don't know" was a total waste of time. I never got a PhD, but I bet I could teach Shakespeare and Milton better than he ever did. At least I gave a damn when I taught. #resiliencechat
A7: #resiliencechat Well, its inevitable if you believe you can do something& constantly put your mind to it- the outcome will create a new/better version of yourself. The real concept behind resilience is being OK with failure and only look at it as a learning opportunity.
