Growth Mindset
Hannah Runquist
Keep this in mind...
“I’ve come to a frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It’s my personal approach that creates the climate. It’s my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or dehumanized.”
― Haim G. Ginott
Randy Pausch - Interview Highlights - 10 Minutes - Inspirational - Meaningful - The Last Lecture
"He created an award for the biggest failure"
"It was not unfair, I was unlucky"
"I can spend the rest of my time angry, or having fun"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV9wH13p9_s&feature=youtu.be
morning greeting 2
Giraffes Can't Dance
I read this book every year to my students. It's about a giraffe, Gerald, who doesn't know how to dance like the other animals. A little cricket shows him that he has the wrong mindset, and he just needs to figure out a different song. In the end, all the other animals are jealous of Gerald. I relate this to my kids Hopes and Dreams. We talk about that everyone is great at something and everyone has something they can hope to get better at.
Miss Representation Trailer (2011 Sundance Film Festival Official Selection)