This chapter had to with parents and working as a team to emphasis the growth mindset for your students/their children.
Here are my notes from the chapter.
This past year, I struggled a lot with parents. I didn't have issues with them. They didn't have a problem with me. I was just terrified. Like if I was trying to talk to my own parents.
That. And the fact that I was constantly embarrassing myself in front of them.
Like the one time I mispronounced my last name...I say it in a rather redneck, country way as opposed to the traditional Spanish pronunciation. One particular parent let out a snort when she heard the way I introduced myself. I guess that's to be expected when you are a little country girl with a Spanish last name working in a highly Hispanic community.
Or the time I ran into one of my student's and her mom at McDonald's and before the mom had ever met me and before I walked up to say hi, she was telling her daughter that I must be someone that looks like her teacher because I was much too young to actually be a teacher.
I'm grateful for living a life full of embarrassing moments because it has conditioned me to laugh off instances just like these.
Despite those types of situations, I know it will take me sometime to sit down and draw out a plan of action to introduce and continue to foster the growth mindset in the minds of the parents, as well. I hoping to see some handouts or discussion starters on the other blogs linking up. These other amazing teachers have really shared so much knowledge to deepen my understanding of this book.
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