1.7 Dr. Yvette Jackson: The Pedagogy of Confidence
“The greatest tragedy is not that some children fail, but that so many children never know their true potential.” - Dr. Yvette Jackson Do you focus more on your strengths or weaknesses? Do you worry more about what you can’t do, or get excited about what you can do? Your mindset, attitude, and life can change when you change what you focus on. Negativity bias is our tendency to focus on negative thoughts, emotions, or events more often than we focus on positive ones, so we have to work harder to see the glass half full rather than half empty. This is why educator Dr. Yvette Jackson says we should spend time identifying and focusing on our strengths. She says The Pedagogy of Confidence is an approach to learning and teaching that is based on the fearless expectation that all students are capable of doing wonderful, amazing things. Everyone is gifted at something, and it’s our job to figure out what something is and to grow those gifts while finding more opportunities to do what we ...