In the last blog issue I shared with you some key messages we are starting to share with our children around having a growth mindset.
Key messages around making mistakes and learning from them and the attitude of “NOT YET’. We are hoping that by the end of the year the children will be living and breathing the philosophy behind these messages and simply not ‘parroting’ them.
Another key message that we will be sharing with the children in the coming weeks is about learning zones.
Typically, children (and adults) tend to prefer to stay in their comfort zone.
The message we will be sharing/working on, as a school, is that you learn best and grow as a learner by ensuring you spend a majority of your time in the ‘stretch’ zone. That is when you will challenge yourself and grow/develop best as a learner. Some children (and adults) tend to go quickly from the comfort zone into the ‘stressed’ zone without really spending anytime in the ‘stretch zone’.
This is where building resilience and perseverance is crucial as some children are quite happy staying in their comfort zone or do not cope well when they leave the comfort zone. Our job as teachers and indeed as parents is to ensure our children are excited to be ‘stretched’ without forcing them or pressuring them into the ‘stressed’ zone.
I’ll talk more about the key messages throughout the year including more about the zones in coming issues.