Self-Talk and Self-Care “I got this!”  “I can figure it out!”  How often do you hear yourself saying something like that to yourself when you’re facing something difficult?  I hope you do!  However, if your self-talk tends to be more along the lines of “Forget it!” “My brain just doesn’t work like that,” or “That…

  Early in Chapter 8, which is entitled “Mistakes are Opportunities for Learning,” I highlighted two quotes by Albert Einstein: I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious. It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer. Brock and Hundley conclude it was Einstein’s unceasing determination – rather…

As parents and teachers, we want our children to shine.  We get excited about their achievements, have pride in their accomplishments, and look for ways to encourage them. But what if that praise backfires?   Can we praise a child too much?  How do we effectively give our children praise and critique that helps? As our…

In The Growth Mindset Coach by Annie Brock and Heather Hundley, the reflections often cite the classroom experience or relationships a teacher has with the students and their families. How can this be useful for those of us who choose to educate our children at home? I’d like to offer you some ideas that may…

The mantra for the next section in the research-based book The Growth Mindset Coach is “Everyone can learn!” Teaching children about growth mindset and brain development can have positive effects on achievement and can be seen in as little as one 45-minute lesson.   The Project for Education Research that Scales (PERTS) at Stanford University…

  We homeschool teachers are reading a wonderful book this year called The Growth Mindset Coach by Annie Brock & Heather Hundley. I am so impressed with the concepts and ideas presented in this book that we hope to share with all of you what we are learning month by month as we discuss it in our…