This week's Olweus meeting focused on growth mind set! We discussed the book, When Sophie Thinks She Can't and made our own yet cards. These cards are displayed in the room to remind us that we all have things that we are working to achieve in our learning community. This week, we will continue our discussion and make a list of strategies and traits that will help us learn new things. These will include persistence, focus effort and use of time.
Here is a link to a Ted Talk by Carol Dweck that discusses fixed and growth mindsets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ
When Sophie can't solve a math puzzle, she feels upset and inadequate. "I CAN'T DO IT!" she shouts, expressing the frustration all of us feel when we try and fail. Will she ever be "smart" like her sister? Maybe she isn't smart at all. Luckily Sophie's teacher steps in. What does it mean to be smart? Using current, popular "mindset" techniques, Sophie's class is taught that we get smarter when we exercise our brains, such as when we work harder at solving a puzzle. Struggling to solve a problem doesn't mean "I can't do it!" Sophie and her classmates just can't do it... yet!
Readers will cheer when Sophie finally prevails, and at the end of the day, she's confident and optimistic. At home, Sophie uses her new technique to help her dad solve a carpentry puzzle. In this third book about Sophie, Molly Bang again helps children deal with a challenging everyday issue, providing an opening to ask: What do you do when you think, "I can't!"?
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