# @edutopia on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CILstlFl7PV
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/20304101-edutopia-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-11-29T17:19:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Edutopia (@edutopia) — https://gondola.cc/edutopia

## Caption

Mistakes can feel utterly humiliating, but the human brain puts them to good use, quickly identifying and reconciling contradictory information to build more accurate, durable solutions. “Every time a student makes a mistake … they grow a synapse,” explains Stanford psychology professor Carol Dweck.⁣
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Creating a mistake-friendly classroom encourages kids to develop a healthy mindset that accepts—and learns from—failure. Here are a few evidence-based strategies to try.⁣
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• Acknowledge that fear is real: For students with math anxiety, facing numbers activates the same fear circuitry that snakes or spiders do, prompting kids to shut down. Teach students to identify and replace destructive thoughts like “I’m stupid” with “I’m learning.” ⁣
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• Work in the zone of proximal development: Introduce problems that are challenging, open-ended, and allow students to draw on prior knowledge. As they figure out why certain answers are correct, but also how and why others are incorrect, they’ll deepen their grasp of the topic.⁣
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• Tap into passion and curiosity: Research shows that intrinsic curiosity—a good proxy for student passion—increases tolerance for uncertainty. Try get-to-know-you activities to gain insight into student interests, and integrate responses into lessons. When students work on things they’re passionate about, they’re more tolerant of errors.⁣
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• Actively model mistakes: You’ve got to show them yourself. Influential writing teacher Kelly Gallagher, for example, regularly composes in front of his students to demonstrate that even experienced writers struggle to commit words to paper.⁣
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• Encourage rough-draft thinking: Try labeling activities across the curriculum as “rough-draft thinking,” writes math professor Amanda Jansen. That can foster a culture of risk-taking and give kids an opportunity to sketch out solutions without worrying about being right or wrong.⁣
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• Grade fewer things: Grading everything is an obstacle to innovation and productivity. Try the one-in-four rule and peer-to-peer grading to encourage a low-stress classroom where kids can experiment and take risks. ⁣
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Link in bio.⁣

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