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How might a fixed and growth mindset show up in you and your child? Are any of these familiar?

I left teaching for so many reasons but the children were not one of them.

I love using this analogy with kids to help them begin to understand their fear responses when faced with a challenge. When children are equipped with knowledge about their feelings as well as how their brains work, it empowers them and builds confidence and resilience. Thank you @drdansiegel and @tinapaynebryson for breaking it down and explaining it in a way that even I understood!

So what is growth mindset? I had trouble cutting this down to 90 seconds and could probably talk for hours about the positive impact this approach has had on every child I have ever taught. Alongside intersectionality and trauma-informed teaching, growth mindset is one of the cornerstones of my practice. Were you taught you have a growth mindset at school? And if not, what difference do you think it would have made to your experience if you had?

Changing our language when we speak to children about learning is one of the first steps to everyone changing their mindset (especially the grown-ups!) What else would you add?

Now that I have left the classroom, there are LOTS of ways to work with me! Utilising my 9 years of rights-respecting, inclusive teaching practice, this is the year I get to do what I truly love: supporting children and their grown-ups in learning, growing and finding their voices!

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