The word choices you use with students to describe them and their work are a constant source of feedback to them.
Because our students' brains our so malleable, the ways that we communicate to them and about them will literally impact their brain development!
How we embrace a culture of safe failure, learn from mistakes, model vulnerability, and communicate that there is no such thing as a "smart kid" or a "dumb kid" will be integral to the way our students seem themselves as learners, for the rest of their lives at school.
Here she explains how mindset impacts the way we learn, the way we see ourselves, and the way our brains work, every day.
Growth Mindset includes looking at mistakes or failure as a safe and positive experience, which will yield more learning and growth.
These are examples of growth-mindset feedback to students that are also trauma-informed and restorative.
Everything that you say to the students is CRUCIAL to their development. These are examples of moving away from generic comments that aren't impactful on student behavior to comments that are meaningful and communicative for the students hearing them.
Think about - what are you go to phrases or comments in school?
We want our students to be GRITTY! Our feedback and restorative practices will help them become more comfortable persevering when things are hard, as they develop empathy and take ownership.