Tag Archive: resilience in teachers
Feeling happier in 30 seconds
March 18, 2020 1:17 pm Leave your thoughtsWe are all being bombarded with information, images and advice about the current virus pandemic. It is be easy to become alarmed by what we see and hear. One of the many great things about positive psychology is that it some of its tools and techniques are more effective in difficult times
Why we already have an answer for children’s mental wellness
February 27, 2020 5:26 pm Leave your thoughtsIf all we focus on is what to do after things have already begun to go wrong, we are missing out on a huge opportunity to do more about promoting those things that can go right.
Struggling students deserve more than automatic grades
August 6, 2019 3:40 pm Leave your thoughtsFor me one of the most important aspects of teaching grit, determination and perseverance (which I believe are pivotal aspects of growth mindset) is understanding that failure does not define you.
Why resilience is the 4th R at school
October 15, 2018 2:14 pm Leave your thoughtsOf course, every job has its downsides, and for a little while now one of mine has been reading about and witnessing first-hand the alarming deterioration in children’s mental health.