Not Yet.....

Just watched a short TED talk by Carol Dweck about The Power of Believing that you can improve: https://www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_can_improve

A great 10 min video in which she talks about the power of YET. Yet shows a path in the future. It can happen, even if it's just not yet.

She talks about some children living in the Power of Yet vs the Tyranny of Now.

How do we help children have a Growth Mindset (rather than a fixed one)?

Praise wisely

This means praising their focus, improvement, strategies and effort. This will encourage resilience.

Teaching children about how putting the effort in with create new neurons and pathways will encourage more equality in schools and transforms the meaning of effort and difficulty.