Ever heard of the 10,000 hour rule? Malcolm Gladwell's main idea of the 10,000 rule is that it takes that many hours to become expert in most any field. Work does lead to expertise, but what kind of work are we talking about?.....deliberate practice. Mistakes are the most important thing in the classroom because they tell you what to focus on in deliberate practice.
Kids, however, don't think this way. Students think about their mistakes emotionally. Some kids, like the lion in this great article picture, want to hide their face. So it is us, as teachers to give students a different perspective on their mistakes.
Excellent article.....love that lion!
Teaching Students to Embrace Mistakes. Hunter Maats and Katie O'Brien. 3.20.14. edutopia
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-students-to-embrace-mistakes-hunter-maats-katie-obrien
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