Effort and Failure

2 Comments

1. 1 Oct ’11 at 11:47 pm 13 years ago

   David Didau

   Tough one isn’t it. I think part of the solution is a relentless belief that every student can make excellent progress. If we believe it maybe they will. Whenever they say I can’t do it, respond with you can’t do it yet. I think we need to have the same belief that all teachers can be outstanding

   Cheers, David

   1. 2 Oct ’11 at 3:41 pm 13 years ago

      Kristian Still

      Two or my favourite discuss points on ‘I can’t do it,’ – yes the yet is a powerful one and two more….

      Success comes in cans – failures comes in cants. A little sickly but useful.Failure is fertiliser.

      Ask students to fold their arms, then unfold them and refold them the other way? It is not that its wrong, but something new can feel a little uncomfortable to start with.