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3 Key Student Mindsets to Cultivate in the Classroom

By fostering these fundamental mindsets, teachers can enhance resilience, encourage academic risk-taking, and improve stress management in the classroom.

October 4, 2024

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Teachers can design the most impeccable lesson plan, but if their students aren鈥檛 in the right headspace to learn, all that work can be for naught. So it鈥檚 worth it to invest time to figure out the right student mindsets to cultivate鈥攖he groundwork can be laid for a more engaged class, better classroom dynamics, and optimized instructional time.

One way to start is by framing belonging as a collaborative effort. While establishing an inclusive community where students feel like they fit in and have agency is crucial for effective learning, it鈥檚 not all up to the teacher鈥攕tudents must collaborate in building the classroom culture. Cocreating classroom agreements with students can strengthen their commitment and buy-in. And employing inclusive language and positioning oneself as a 鈥warm demander鈥濃攕omeone who combines high academic expectations with support and kindness鈥攆urther reinforces this sense of shared purpose and connection. 

Setting up a mistake-friendly environment and encouraging students to have a high tolerance for academic risk is also vital. Protecting learners from failure does more harm than good鈥攔esearch shows that exposure to challenges and the experience of productive struggle foster growth. A 2021 study revealed that prioritizing constructive feedback over grades significantly boosted student performance in subsequent tasks. In a classroom like this, mistakes are not only destigmatized but seen as valuable learning opportunities.

Lastly, while a certain level of stress is inevitable (and beneficial for development), learning effective management techniques is essential for students. By integrating practices such as short breaks, deep breathing, and meditation, teachers can help mitigate stress and model strategies for regulation. Teaching students how to assess their challenges realistically with activities like 鈥The Size of the Problem鈥 and encouraging them to distinguish between what is within their control and what isn鈥檛 enables them to approach problems with a more balanced perspective.

By helping their students embrace these ways of thinking, educators can cultivate resilient and inquisitive learners, ultimately transforming their classroom for the better. 

To learn more about the research cited in the video, check out the resources below. 

  • Tanmay Sinha and Manu Kapur鈥檚 (2021)  
  • Caroline E. Kuepper-Tetzel and Paul L. Gardner鈥檚 (2021) 

Find more evidence-based ideas for student mindsets to cultivate in Stephen Merrill鈥檚 article for 麻豆传媒入口 titled 鈥6 Essential Student Mindsets to Work On This Year.鈥

Editor鈥檚 note: This summary was written with support from 麻豆传媒入口鈥檚 custom AI tool.

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