Michael Graves, gifted architect, told us, "I don't care what people call me . . .labels have the negative value of making smaller boundaries."
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Hello! I would like to support your understanding of how to help your child succeed in school and beyond. Topics such as growth mindset, the importance of persevering through problems, and the perception that working hard is not an indicator of weakness, but a vital lifelong habit of mind are explored in the following articles, books and video clips. Copy and paste these links into your web browser.
Read: Article-How Not To Talk To Your Kids http://nymag.com/news/features/27840/ Article: Teachers Nurture Growth Mindsets In Math http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/09/09/teachers-nurture-growth-mindsets-in-math.html?tkn=WQLFhc5yBkREJzTbK%2BUR1jNDg6rBCH93OwGG&intc=es Article on the value of chores and the gift of messes! http://www.slate.com/articles/life/family/2015/09/kids_become_competent_at_household_chores_when_they_learn_from_their_mistakes.html Article-The Learning Myth: Why I will never tell my son he is smart. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/salman-khan/the-learning-myth-why-ill_b_5691681.html Article-Mindset Intro For Parents http://www.mindsetworks.com/websitemedia/info/mindsetintroforparents.pdf Video: The Downside of Being Labeled www.kqed.org/mindshift/49653/students-share-the-downside-of-being-labeled-gifted How Children Succeed by Paul Tough The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey MIndset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck Rise: Creativity, The Gift of Failure and the Search for Mastery by Angela Duckworth Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv Watch: Explanation of Carol Dweck's Growth Mindset Study: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWv1VdDeoRY Angela Duckworth's Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_the_key_to_success_grit For more information on Gifted and Talented Education and other topics go to these websites: NAGC.org-National Association of Gifted Children Website NJAGC.org-New Jersey Association of Gifted Children Website To contact Anne Marie Hughes(Maurice Hawk and Dutch Neck Schools): [email protected] To contact Ann Kieser(Town Center, Wicoff and Millstone River): [email protected] |
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