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July 10, 2015

The value of “oops”

What’s wrong with mistakes? The previous blog talked about when praise is appropriate and what form it should take. As parents and educators our goal is to encourage intellectual curiosity and foster self-confidence. We praise effort and focus. But what about errors? In his book, Teach Like a Champion, Doug Lemov makes the point that […]

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July 10, 2015

There’s praise. . . and then there’s praise

Would you rather be told that you’re smart or that you’re a hard worker?  You’d be surprised at which type of praise is more motivating.  Carol Dweck, PhD, a researcher at Stanford University, has spent her career looking at the psychology of motivation and praise.  Her book, Mindset, was published in 2007, but she first popped up on […]

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July 9, 2015

Navigating life as a student (or anything else)

Life can be complex, confusing and overwhelming, so I love hearing about ways to make sense of people’s social behavior (including my own).  David Kantor’s model of the four roles that people play as they interact with others is one of my favorites. A psychologist who specializes in understanding systems and communications, Kantor* came up […]

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