@markelakhosrowshahi—Thank you for sharing! I agree with @sethlehman. This is a wonderful personal story to share with your students. I really like that it emphasizes that a growth mindset doesn’t mean you have to do it all by yourself. It’s best when accompanied by support and resources to help you succeed. Hopefully support is around you to s…[Read more]

@markelakhosrowshahi @sethlehman

Yes to engaging students! This brings me back to an earlier thread. How can we engage the students, particularly those who may have had difficult educational experiences in the past? How do we show them that this course might be different?

@sethlehman I’ve wondered about this too and agree with @fpeetz that it’s probably a cyclical process.

When reading this prompt, I interpreted it more about students’ motivation before the semester starts. For example, some students may have had negative experiences in school and/or specific subjects that make them less motivated to learn… a…[Read more]