tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700599384749105609.post1245065001534319210..comments2022-06-10T11:24:51.112-04:00Comments on A Journey: Student to Teacher & What Lies Beneath: "Try Harder"Heather Lyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050951042072276947noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700599384749105609.post-61820995000976060892008-10-26T10:03:00.000-04:002008-10-26T10:03:00.000-04:00A wonderful point, Heather. At a talk Sean and I ...A wonderful point, Heather. At a talk Sean and I went to last year, the speaker also discussed the phrase "Always do your best" that we constantly tell students. Now seriously, how often do we as adults *always* do our best? We'd burn out! At the same time, I think there is value in encouraging students to strive for improvement, but expecting them to always put in 100% effort is unrealistic and unfair.<BR/>Another thing to remember when students are getting frustrated: there is evidence that when you get frustrated your IQ drops 10 points. All those moments when you feel like you're getting stupider, you actually are. That's why it's so important to deal with the frustration, not just push past it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com