Dear all,
Thanks to everyone for such a smooth start to the year. It never
ceases to amaze me how quickly our students settle back to school over the long
vacation.
Hope you are all having a good weekend. Thanks to all of you
who attended the “Back to School” party on Friday. It was good to see teachers
and support staff enjoying themselves together at one function. Hopefully we
can arrange more joint events as the year progresses.
Some of you might have seen this Carol Dweck TED talk, ‘the
power of believing that you can improve’ before. However, I wanted to share it
with you because it reinforces beautifully the thinking behind several parts of
our school mission; achievement culture; and principals of learning. In
particular it provides further support for the use of choice words, the
importance of encouraging students to set goals, realize it’s never too late to
learn, and the need for us to challenge students so they develop their
abilities through a growth mindset. Dweck clearly points to the need for
careful use of praise that will encourage our students to make an effort and desire
to challenge in order for them to improve their performance. Hence it is
critical that we think carefully about how we give feedback to our students
both in class and on written assignments. It can make all the difference in
moving students from a fixed to a growth.
Have a good Sunday,
Yours,
Adrian
Tip: If you find Prof Dweck’s speed of talk too slow you can
go to the settings cog on the right hand side of the YouTube page and increase
the speed to 1.5.
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