Recently, I heard a nice little conversation between a teacher and one of her students. The brief conversation reminded me of
Carol Dweck's work. The conversation took place in the hallway of the school during a brief break.
| Student: | Miss, miss! |
| Teacher: | Yes? |
| Student: | Did I pass my test? |
| Teacher: | (While putting her bag down) I don't know, I don't remember. Did you study well? |
| Student: | Yes, I studied hard. Could you please check if I passed it? I am SO curious. |
| Teacher: | (Takes out her planner and opens it) Well, I guess if you studied hard, you must have passed the test... |
| Student: | I really hope so…. |
| Teacher: | Let's have a look ... mmm… Yes! You've got a B. |
| Student: | Really? |
| Teacher: | (Smiling) Yes. I figured you would. If you study well, you're likely to pass. And that is what you did. |
| Student: | YES! Now I'll be working even harder for my next test. |
| Teacher: | I'll bet you that will be an even higher grade for that test, then... |
| Student: | (Walks away beaming with pride)
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5 comments, click here to add your comment:
Great how the teacher gets the student to see that hard working gives higher grades!
Goodjob!
thx!
Storytelling is such a powerful way to teach a concept, and this very succinct story can help leaders to be better coaches. Thanks Coert.
dear Jill, very kind of you to say so
Great example. It's so important that a person knows why they've succeeded and not just that they succeeded.
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