According to acclaimed education researcher John Hattie, “It is teachers who have created positive teacher-student relationships that are more likely to have the above average effects on student achievement.” Earlier this year, at the Positive Schools conferences, Charles Brunzell posed the question, “Is it your job to get your students to like you?” This is…
Developing a Growth Mindset
Dear Teachers Your students do have natural talent, abilities and intelligence in some areas but that’s not the end of the story. These things are not fixed traits. Some may have a gift for story writing, art, maths or sport, but it needs to be grown. Some may not be good at science, history or…