The Power of Yet

Last week, we had our third Spirit Assembly at Christie Elementary. I was blown away by Mrs. Ransom's ensemble she created to show students how important they are, even when the STAAR test comes around. I saw some of my older students up there, and they did marvelous. I was very proud of them as their former teacher! They showed their hard work and practice from the previous weeks can turn into something purposeful. Overall, Mrs. Ransom directed the assembly over Growth Mindset.

She started of the assembly with this adorable video that the kids and myself enjoyed.

I loved the message. "You cannot do something...yet." WHICH MEANS YOU CAN EVENTUALLY! I started looking up the Power of Yet. Wow! There's a TED Talk over it. I have always tried to teach our children that they have to work to be smart, being smart does not mean anything anymore if there is not a challenge to grow more behind it. I do not tell the students, "You are so smart." If they do not do well, they infer, "I'm dumb." Instead, we need to teach our students that they are working hard and us teachers and parents can see it.

Here are some things you can help your child with at home. Changing the way students think can help them even when we are not around.

Last but not least, congratulations to Azar for winning the third Cubtastic Award. He has worked hard the past few months at school and at home to strengthen his reading. Plus, his smile always brightens my day. #faceswap