This document summarizes a blog post by Joseph E. Powers reflecting on the end of the school year. It discusses how quantitative measures like grades and test scores only tell part of the story and don't capture the qualitative learning and growth that occurs. It references a TED talk by Carol Dweck about focusing on a mindset of "yet" and ongoing growth rather than seeing learning as finished. The post encourages taking time to reflect on the stories and experiences from the school year as reminders that more growth is still to come.

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“Places Filled With Yet….”
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By Joseph E. Powers, The Woods Academy, Head of School
“To live in places filled with yet.” These are the final words of Carol Dweck’s 2014 TEDx
talk in Sweden. Almost everything we do in school is measured and quantified. The end of
the year means outputs like final grades and standardized test score assessment.
Performance is measured everywhere, from school to sports (baseball has a metric for
EVERYTHING). I will admit, I have become somewhat of a numbers “geek” and enjoy the
analysis. It helps tell the story and is extremely useful for planning purposes, however,
numbers can’t tell the whole story.
The end of the school year always brings some good quality reflection time. There is a
great deal of qualitative data that comes from this reflection. Stories from the year are
remembered and reflected upon. Some very personal. Some include failures. Some
celebrate triumphs. All remind me that nothing is ever finished when you are working in
schools. A report card and a standardized test are just a snapshot of where you are now, as
opposed to being seen as documentation of a finished product. Yes, the end of a school
year brings with it closure, but it must equally be seen as a window to “yet.”
Yet implies that there is more to come. Yet means there is more work to be done. Yet, is
essential for growth. Schools are in the business of growing human capital and we must
operate with the belief that nothing is fixed in the mind or body of a child (or an adult for
that matter).
I just re-listened to Carol Dweck’s Tedx talk, linked above, as I begin the process of
reflecting back on the year. Take a listen if you have a chance. Dweck is one of my
favorites and she helps me get focused on what is important. I can also now say that she
and I have something in common. We both gave Ted Talks in the past year. I hope to get
my TEDxStoneRidgeSchool talk up later this summer. I am no Dweck, but I can at least
say we have both shared “ideas worth spreading.” May your summer be filled with
popsicles, pools, family, fun, dreaming, growth and more “Yet” to come.
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"To live in places filled with yet." These are the final words of Carol Dweck's talk in
Sweden. Everything we do in school is measured and quantified.
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