2. W H AT I S G R I T ?
W H AT I S R E S I L I E N C E ?
3. •Grit is defined as the tendency to sustain interest and
effort towards long term goals.
•Resilience is defined as the ability to bounce back
after adversity or disappointment
9. DEVELOPING GROWTH MINDSET
• Acknowledge and embrace your weaknesses
• View challenges as opportunities
• Know how you learn best and use the right strategies
• Remember your brain has the ability to change through life
• Prioritize learning over grades and approval
• Focus on the process rather than the end result
• Cultivate purpose
• Choose learning well over fast
• Reward yourself for effort
• Learn to give and receive feedback
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15. WHAT IS EPASS?
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Editor's Notes
Grit is defined as the tendency to sustain interest and effort towards long term goals.
Perseverance tends to be associated with a steadfastness on mastering skills or completing a task.
Resilience is defined as the ability to bounce back after adversity or disappointment
Grit is the disposition to pursue very long-term goals with passion and perseverance, sustained over time.
Perhaps here we can talk about how the terms relate to one another and why they are overarching in importance for success.
Here we will administer the longer or short form of the Duckworth GRIT assessment. I think we can also have some questions prepared for students on their reactions to the assessment and to their scores.
What gritty people do is they stick with it over a long period of time and they continue to spend effort toward their goals.
There are three reasons why Duckworth thinks they do that.
Self-Efficacy- or your judgment that the outcome will be positive if you put in effort.
She says that is why things like optimism and a growth mindset are correlated with grit.
Valuing your goal.
Find something that you truly value, that's meaningful to you and then cultivating that is important.
Cost.
Really gritty people are not constantly worried about what they could be doing instead.
It's a willingness to focus on where you are, and not constantly second guess the choices you've made.
It is important to point out that GRIT is changeable. They can increase their GRIT over time and with effort.
Duckworth then talked about the ways in which one can be grittier. First, through keeping students focused on tasks in front of them and controlling their “grass is always greener” thinking, they can persevere through difficulty.
The second major way to increase grit is through promoting a growth mindset People with fixed mindsets see ability as largely static while those with growth mindsets believe that with effort, they can learn and improve over time.
Sometimes having GRIT is not all you need to be successful. A successful student is also going to fail. Being Successful may not be easy. This is where resilience comes into play.
Being resilient does not mean that a person doesn’t experience difficulty or distress. Emotional pain and sadness are common in people who have suffered major adversity or trauma in their lives. In fact, the road to resilience is likely to involve considerable emotional distress.
Resilience is not a trait that people either have or do not have. It involves behaviors, thoughts and actions that can be learned and developed in anyone.
Factors in Resilience
A combination of factors contributes to resilience. Many studies show that the primary factor in resilience is having caring and supportive relationships within and outside the family. Relationships that create love and trust, provide role models and offer encouragement and reassurance help bolster a person's resilience.
Several additional factors are associated with resilience, including:
The capacity to make realistic plans and take steps to carry them out.
A positive view of yourself and confidence in your strengths and abilities.
Skills in communication and problem solving.
The capacity to manage strong feelings and impulses.
All of these are factors that people can develop in themselves.
Administer resilience quiz
Make connections. Good relationships with close family members, friends or others are important. Accepting help and support from those who care about you and will listen to you strengthens resilience
Avoid seeing crises as insurmountable problems. You can't change the fact that highly stressful events happen, but you can change how you interpret and respond to these events
Accept that change is a part of living. Certain goals may no longer be attainable as a result of adverse situations.
Move toward your goals. Develop some realistic goals. Do something regularly — even if it seems like a small accomplishment — that enables you to move toward your goals.
Take decisive actions. Act on adverse situations as much as you can. Take decisive actions, rather than detaching completely from problems and stresses and wishing they would just go away.
Look for opportunities for self-discovery
Nurture a positive view of yourself. Developing confidence in your ability to solve problems and trusting your instincts helps build resilience.
Keep things in perspective. Even when facing very painful events, try to consider the stressful situation in a broader context and keep a long-term perspective. Avoid blowing the event out of proportion.
Maintain a hopeful outlook. An optimistic outlook enables you to expect that good things will happen in your life. Try visualizing what you want, rather than worrying about what you fear.
Take care of yourself. Pay attention to your own needs and feelings.
Reflection Activity:
Focusing on past experiences and sources of personal strength can help you learn about what strategies for building resilience might work for you. By exploring answers to the following questions about yourself and your reactions to challenging life events, you may discover how you can respond effectively to difficult situations in your life.
Consider the following:
What kinds of events have been most stressful for me?
How have those events typically affected me?
Have I found it helpful to think of important people in my life when I am distressed?
To whom have I reached out for support in working through a traumatic or stressful experience?
What have I learned about myself and my interactions with others during difficult times?
Has it been helpful for me to assist someone else going through a similar experience?
Have I been able to overcome obstacles, and if so, how?
What has helped make me feel more hopeful about the future?
