It was helpful to hear how CUNY professors and staff are approaching mindset. I appreciated hearing from ASAP staff Liz Stevenson re: NACE compentencies and ASAP’s work in preparing students for college work.

I aso appreciate this empathic response, Rachel. While failure is a great teacher in the abstract, the emotional dimension can really be an obstacle. Growth mindset is hard won and the role of teachers, advisors and coaches can be really influential in helping a student navigate failure to ensure that lessons can be learned and that failure does…[Read more]

Agreed, though failure is the kind of teacher you often appreciate in retrospect rather than in the moment!