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    Good Teachers Want their Students to Fail

    June 11, 2020
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    As teacher Jeremy Knoll writes on the Let Grow blog today: “No one gives up in a basketball game because another player crossed them up and got to the hoop. They try a new form of defense. We just need to get that mentality into the classroom more consistently.”
    Jeremy goes on to explain the growth mindset, which helps kids stop defining themselves as smart or dumb, even — especially — when they fail. A good read. Click here for it.
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