Emily F. TC chapter 6 summary: Ignition comes in sparks and small bursts, but in order to make it last we need motivation. One key thing is having ignition surrounding us. Being constantly reminded of where we want to be and how to get there, gives us lots of sparks. The baseball players in Curacao live and breathe baseball, beginning with the amazing story of Andruw Jones, who showed the world what a rookie can really do. He created the "if he can do it.." effect on his little island. Now there is a baseball culture that surrounds these young players and helps them recommit to deep practice. Another important factor is hearing confidence-building language. This doesn't just mean star stickers for everything, but acknowledging hard work. The amazing results of the Dweck study show us that effort-based language ("You must have worked really hard") is profoundly more motivating and helpful than simple affirmations ("You must be smart at this").
Key Concept:Praising effort reinforces effort, which promotes work and deep practice! Praising a state of being reinforces static behavior.
Key Terms: confidence-building, effort-based language
Making Connections: I've heard of Dweck's study before, and it is amazing. This is something that I want to remember for my own children, as well as students. And myself! I need to be able to praise myself for good work and improvement. Of course we all want to have others give us positive feedback, but we are all capable of giving ourselves that as well, especially as we deep practice and get better at error detection. I do recognize that keeping motivation alive is difficult, and I want to be able to surround myself with proof that effort makes talent.
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