Listening to Dr. Greene reminds me of recent
initiatives in education to move students towards a growth mindset. The districts that I have done this in have
approached the idea in a variety of ways, but what has always stayed the same
is this underpinning idea that kids are able to do better and that we should
help them to realize that. A similar
idea is present in “kids do well if they can” but the script is flipped so that
it applies to the teachers. I think that
I have fallen into both mindsets as a teacher, especially following Covid. If I am being honest with myself, I have to
wonder if some “wanna” doesn’t apply in our current educational landscape. I myself felt a lack of “wanna” during
lockdown and know that many students felt the same way. I feel like this mindset has been leaking
back into education now that we are in person.
I definitely need to consider the “can” side of matters and figure out
what the obstacle is beneath all of these challenges.
