Process praise seems to be even more important for girls. Discussing the day’s struggles and new strategies for conquering those struggles helps to develop resilient learners. Giving Good Praise to Girls: What Messages Stick by Katrina Schwartz
Viewing learning struggles as an opportunity, rather than indicating a lack of intelligence, improves learning and frustration tolerance. We need to create more of these experiences for students and do a better job of pointing them out when they happen, both at school and at home. It is important to send the message to students …
To help students learn to take setbacks in stride, we need to praise for hard work and persistence rather than innate abilities. It’s important to teach children to learn from mistakes and losses. Rethink taking part in programs that reward everyone for their participation as research is showing this actually leads to underachievement. Losing Is …