Mistakes happen. No one goes through life mistake-free. Some children feel so much pressure and anxiety do to mistakes, they think their respect and love is on some sort of see-saw that if there are too many mistakes they won't be able to swing that love and respect back up.
In reality, your students are going to make a lot of mistakes. It is a part of your life and it will be a part of your kiddos' life. So how can we help our kiddos be comfortable making those oopsies?
We can be there for them. We can share our experiences and our mistakes. We can make mistakes in front of them and show them how we triumph. We can show them how we improve. We can share our experiences with them. And when we make mistakes that involve them, we can apologize and we can show them that all we can do is learn from them too.
What mistakes could you share with your students to help them feeling a little safer about their own?
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