"great tip, I did not know W&L was having a Scratch event, I will try to drag my wife there ;-)"
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There was a discussion in the teacher room last Friday that never really got resolved.A teacher had called a student "smart" in a narrative in a written report.Some said that was inappropriate since…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Laurie Bartels Feb 13, 2012.
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Laurie Bartels replied to Matthew J. Frattali's discussion "smart"
"Hi Matt,
Ah, Carol Dweck would be quite adamant that "smart" never show up in an assessment or report card narrative. Using the word "smart" can feed what she calls a fixed mindset, meaning that if you are already smart then you…"
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"smart"
There was a discussion in the teacher room last Friday that never really got resolved.A teacher had called a student "smart" in a narrative in a written report.Some said that was inappropriate since M.I. theory says people are smart in different waysand it's more accurate to be more specific like "Pat is a strong analytical thinker."Others thought that was hypersensitive and overcomplicating it, if you say "Pat is smart"it's understood you are only talking about one side of the individual.…See More
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