Video one (chemistry teacher) -
“Student questions are the seed of real learning.”
Curiosity comes first
Embrace the mess
Practice reflection
How will I grow curiosity in my students? Should I be searching for the best compositional tool, or should I be asking my students to do the search? Should I encourage my students to search for answers on their own, rather than spoon feeding them exactly what I want them to know? Given a limited amount of teaching time, how much “searching and exploring” time can you give away before you have lost all of your instructional time? Or, is it okay to not teach the lesson to its fullest, but instead to show students the paths to finding even more lessons, therefore encouraging them to do more compositional work outside of class?
Video 2 - Angellaless Duckworth (math teacher turned psychologist)
Predictor of success - Grit (passion, perseverence, stamina, sticking with your future, working really hard to make your future a reality) “Grit is a marathon, not a sprint.” How do we build grit in kids? How do we build work ethic?
Many talented individuals that do not follow through.
Growth mind set - the belief that the ability to learn is not fixed, and it can change with effort and challenge. Failure is not a permanent condition. You have to be willing to fail.
“Grit” is a something that needs to be taught and encouraged from birth by parents, and by our schools. Teachers need to be given the tools to teach this important life skill. We need to be gritty about getting our students grittier.
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