April 25, 2024

““We were working on my sound, and there was this one note I played, and Miss DeLay stopped me and said, ‘Now *that* is a beautiful sound.’ ” She then explained how every note has to have a beautiful beginning, middle, and end, leading into the next note. And he thought, “Wow! If I can do it there, I can do it everywhere.” Suddenly the beautiful sound of Perlman made sense and was not just an overwhelming concept.”

1:06 PM

“Growth-minded teachers tell students the truth and then give them the tools to close the gap”

1:06 PM

“He was a wonderful educator, and he always told us to question assumptions. “There’s an assumption,” he said, “that schools are for students’ learning. Well, why aren’t they just as much for teachers’ learning?” I never forgot that. In all of my teaching, I think about what *I* find fascinating and what *I* would love to learn more about. I use my teaching to grow, and that makes me, even after all these years, a fresh and eager teacher.”

1:20 PM

“You have to apply yourself each day to becoming a little better. By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time, you will become a *lot* better”

1:34 PM

“Just learning about the growth mindset can cause a big shift in the way people think about themselves and their lives.”

4:20 PM

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5:11 PM