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@AndreaBean6 Duskworth's Grit too. Just finished it yesterday. Lots of good stuff w/r/t this topic.

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#WWPfirstfive16 A big part of it is that the teacher recognizes what matters to a student, and pushes them to explore that further.

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#WWPfirstfive16 Provide opportunities for them to use what they learn beyond completing some task to be evaluated by their teacher.

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#WWPfirstfive16 Treat learning as a process in and of itself, not a means to an end. Share the new things you learn with them.

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#WWPfirstfive16 A3: By making yourself, as the teacher, vulnerable by taking risks and acknowledging mistakes. They'll follow your example.

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#WWPfirstfive16 Treat all ideas as valid and turn the ideas expressed into conversations.

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#WWPfirstfive16 Listen to what they have to say.