CUNY Academic Commons

In life, personally and professionally, we need to grow. It is growth that gives us satisfaction. So, just in the same way we want our students to succeed and have a growth mindset, we too will get greater satisfaction and joy when we grow by supporting our growth mindset.

And for our student, it is the same. I want my students to succeed in life…[Read more]

I agree. In many cases failure leads to try harder and achieve success. We need to help our students believe in themselves and believe that they can succeed.

Failure teaches us where we can improve. But it requires that we have a positive growth mindset – a belief that we can do better. Since some of us may not have positive self-esteem, it is also necessary, I believe, to think of ways that we can help our students have a positive sense of self. I am wondering if a growth mindset and mindfulness…[Read more]

Failure is a greater teacher than success. Failure teaches us where we can improve. Success itself does not teach us how we can improve. Learning to improve is like climbing a ladder that takes us to higher heights. And for that reason failure is a greater teacher.