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Thinking Strategies for Building your Brain
Want to teach your students or children about how their brains work?
INSTEAD OF...
This is too hard.
I already know how to do this!
I am not getting any better at this.
I feel frustrated.
I want to give up.
This is as good as I'm going to get.
I just made a mistake.
She/he has no trouble remembering history.
I can't do math.
I'm so much smarter than them.
It's good enough.
TRY....
Where can I get help?
How can I better challenge myself?
Changing my brain takes time and effort.
I need to take a deep breath.
I need to try a new strategy.
I can always get better if I keep at it.
How does this mistake help me understand?
She/he has been working at this longer or is using a different method.
My brain hasn't made the right connections yet but it will!
What have I figured out that I can share?
How Can I improve this?
Changing your brain doesn't happen immediately. Growing new and stronger synapses requires practice and hard work!
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