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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Students will invest effort in a task only if they BELIEVE that they can achieve something.

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They may not be able to perform the task YET, but they BELIEVE they can and they will. Do you make them believe?
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  1. Sarah deNovember 2, 2011 at 11:39 AM

    I think this comes down to a couple of interesting points:
    - making things relevant for the kids in our class = making them believe that what they learn in English, math, science, etc. WILL have a real-world application for them
    - teachers need to demonstrate to their students that they have high expectations of them - telling every student "Okay, this is a good start - I think you have more to tell / show me"

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  2. Ron VermetteNovember 2, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    it is important to empower the students. we must also remind them that it is OK to have challenges and set backs. We all fall when learning to walk and ride a bike, and yet kept going until we achieved success.

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